School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Serbia

Serbia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 7.99 years in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
7.99 years
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
156th
of 188 countries
All-time high
8.68 years
in 1999
All-time low
7.8 years
in 2010
Years of data
21
1999–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Serbia, 1999–2019

024681999200920191999: 8.7 years2000: 8.2 years2001: 8.1 years2002: 8.1 years2003: 8 years2004: 8 years2005: 8.1 years2006: 8 years2007: 8 years2008: 7.9 years2009: 7.9 years2010: 7.8 years2011: 8.1 years2012: 8.1 years2013: 8 years2014: 8 years2015: 8.2 years2016: 8.1 years2017: 8.1 years2018: 8.1 years2019: 8 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 7.99 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Serbia peaked at 8.68 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.8 years, in 2010.

That places Serbia 156th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.68 years 8.68 years 8.68 years 1
2000s 8.03 years 7.9 years 8.23 years 10
2010s 8.03 years 7.8 years 8.15 years 10

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 153 Croatia 8.09 years compare
  2. 154 Kenya 8.02 years compare
  3. 155 Bangladesh 8.02 years compare
  4. 157 Burkina Faso 7.98 years compare
  5. 158 Romania 7.97 years compare
  6. 159 Türkiye 7.96 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Serbia?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Serbia was 7.99 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 8.68 years in 1999.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.8 years in 2010.
How does Serbia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Serbia ranks 156th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,493 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.