Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Serbia

Serbia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.9%
Change on year
up 17.1%
World rank
99th
of 148 countries
All-time high
3.7%
in 2010
All-time low
0.5%
in 2015
Years of data
12
2008–2019

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

012342008201320192008: 1.7 %2009: 2.2 %2010: 3.7 %2011: 1.9 %2012: 2.3 %2013: 2.1 %2014: 1.5 %2015: 0.478 %2016: 1.2 %2017: 1.3 %2018: 1.6 %2019: 1.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 1.9% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Serbia peaked at 3.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.

Serbia ranks 99th 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%) in Serbia, 2008 to 2019.
Year % Change
2008 1.7%
2009 2.2% +26.3%
2010 3.7% +68.8%
2011 1.9% -47.6%
2012 2.3% +19.0%
2013 2.1% -5.8%
2014 1.5% -32.4%
2015 0.5% -67.1%
2016 1.2% +155.7%
2017 1.3% +4.5%
2018 1.6% +25.4%
2019 1.9% +17.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.9% 1.7% 2.2% 2
2010s 1.8% 0.5% 3.7% 10

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 96 Poland 2.0% compare
  2. 97 Egypt 1.9% compare
  3. 98 Chile 1.9% compare
  4. 100 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.7% compare
  5. 101 Malta 1.6% compare
  6. 102 Tajikistan 1.6%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Serbia?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Serbia was 1.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
How does Serbia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Serbia ranks 99th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/