Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Serbia

Serbia: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 9.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
9.6%
Change on year
up 48.3%
World rank
67th
of 132 countries
All-time high
9.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

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

02468102013201620192013: 0.693 %2014: 0.752 %2015: 3.9 %2016: 6.3 %2017: 2.9 %2018: 6.5 %2019: 9.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Serbia is 9.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 48.3% on the previous year and up 1,289.5% over ten years.

Serbia ranks 67th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, female (%) in Serbia, 2013 to 2019.
Year % Change
2013 0.7%
2014 0.8% +8.4%
2015 3.9% +424.9%
2016 6.3% +58.6%
2017 2.9% -53.8%
2018 6.5% +124.9%
2019 9.6% +48.3%

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 64 Czechia 10.0% compare
  2. 65 Albania 10.0%
  3. 66 Suriname 9.9% compare
  4. 68 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9.6% compare
  5. 69 Kyrgyzstan 9.5% compare
  6. 70 Trinidad and Tobago 8.7%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Serbia?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Serbia was 9.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
How does Serbia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Serbia ranks 67th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,289.5%. 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 rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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