Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Serbia

Serbia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 5,219 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
5,219 number
Change on year
up 15.7%
World rank
90th
of 148 countries
All-time high
11,320 number
in 2010
All-time low
1,376 number
in 2015
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Serbia, 2008–2019

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k2008201320192008: 5.4k number2009: 6.7k number2010: 11.3k number2011: 5.6k number2012: 6.6k number2013: 6.2k number2014: 4.2k number2015: 1.4k number2016: 3.5k number2017: 3.6k number2018: 4.5k number2019: 5.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Serbia stood at 5,219 number.

The figure is up 15.7% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Serbia peaked at 11,320 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,376 number, in 2015.

Serbia ranks 90th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number) in Serbia, 2008 to 2019.
Year number Change
2008 5,403 number
2009 6,739 number +24.7%
2010 11,320 number +68.0%
2011 5,643 number -50.2%
2012 6,648 number +17.8%
2013 6,228 number -6.3%
2014 4,193 number -32.7%
2015 1,376 number -67.2%
2016 3,515 number +155.5%
2017 3,639 number +3.5%
2018 4,512 number +24.0%
2019 5,219 number +15.7%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 5,219 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,588 number, 24% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 5,219 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,634 number, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,071 number 5,403 number 6,739 number 2
2010s 5,229 number 1,376 number 11,320 number 10

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 87 Bahamas 7,354 number compare
  2. 88 Canada 6,480 number compare
  3. 89 Hong Kong, China 5,643 number compare
  4. 91 Croatia 4,794 number compare
  5. 92 Czechia 4,641 number compare
  6. 93 Kyrgyzstan 4,628 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Serbia?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Serbia was 5,219 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 11,320 number in 2010.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,376 number in 2015.
How does Serbia rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Serbia ranks 90th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/