Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Serbia

Serbia: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 6,253 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
6,253 number
Change on year
up 52.5%
World rank
67th
of 133 countries
All-time high
6,253 number
in 2019
All-time low
232 number
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Serbia, 2013–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k2013201620192013: 232 number2014: 992 number2015: 2.5k number2016: 4.4k number2017: 2.1k number2018: 4.1k number2019: 6.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 6,253 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 52.5% on the previous year and up 2,595.3% over ten years.

Serbia ranks 67th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Serbia, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 232 number
2014 992 number +327.6%
2015 2,490 number +151.0%
2016 4,397 number +76.6%
2017 2,087 number -52.5%
2018 4,101 number +96.5%
2019 6,253 number +52.5%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 6,253 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,687 number, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 6,253 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,257 number, 2.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 64 Germany 8,351 number compare
  2. 65 Bahrain 6,535 number compare
  3. 66 Korea 6,263 number compare
  4. 68 Colombia 5,687 number compare
  5. 69 Greece 5,264 number compare
  6. 70 Portugal 5,221 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Serbia?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Serbia was 6,253 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 6,253 number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 232 number in 2013.
How does Serbia rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Serbia ranks 67th out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2,595.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/