Serbia's labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age population with basic education) was 46.71% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.32 percentage points from 44.38% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 46.71% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 44.98% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 44.38% | 2014 |
| Highest | 59.77% | 2008 |
| Lowest | 42.88% | 2015 |
| Average since 2015 | 44.77% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 59.76% | 2007 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Serbia's labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age population with basic education) rose 1.36 percentage points on 2023 (from 45.34% to 46.71%).
Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2023), the average change was −0.9 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.13 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.49 percentage points in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.26 percentage points in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.28 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 57% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Serbia had the 35th highest value of the 62 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 46.71% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 47.86% | 2024 |
Closest to Serbia in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 18 values
| Year | Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age population with basic education) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 46.71 |
| 2023 | 45.34 |
| 2022 | 45.24 |
| 2021 | 45.86 |
| 2020 | 43.37 |
| 2019 | 44.98 |
| 2018 | 44.22 |
| 2017 | 44.37 |
| 2016 | 44.73 |
| 2015 | 42.88 |
Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age population with basic education) in nearby economies
More social protection & labor data for Serbia
- Net migration — -13,086 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 40,863 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 29,665 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 25.09% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 39.12% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 32.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 69.14% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
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Questions people ask
- What is Serbia's labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age population with basic education)?
- 46.71% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2007?
- It is down 13.05 percentage points from 59.76% in 2007. The highest value was 59.77% in 2008 and the lowest 42.88% in 2015.
- How does Serbia rank?
- 35th highest of 62 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age population with basic education) unusual for Serbia?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.BASC.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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