Serbia: Primary education, teachers

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.7% in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.7% 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 downward, about 142.98 a year. A straight line explains 34% of the movement over 9 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 68th highest value of the 108 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.

Closest to Serbia in the 2024 ranking

• El Salvador — 65th of 108: 22,132
• Namibia — 66th of 108: 21,240
• Slovak Republic — 67th of 108: 18,530
• Puerto Rico (US) — 69th of 108: 15,316
• Qatar — 70th of 108: 14,931
• Mongolia — 71st of 108: 11,972

What this measures

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The precision of this indicator can be influenced by the enumeration method used, such as headcount or 'full-time equivalent' count of teachers.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 17 values

Primary education, teachers in nearby economies

• Albania — 9,336 (2024)
• Andorra — 413 (2024)
• Armenia — 7,540 (2024)
• Austria — 35,752 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 38,731 (2024)
• Belarus — 22,228 (2024)
• Belgium — 80,763 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 9,722 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 22,710 (2024)
• Croatia — 13,441 (2023)
• Cyprus — 5,389 (2023)
• Denmark

More education data for Serbia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 251,941 (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 478,731 (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.3 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 95.99% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Serbia's primary education, teachers?

16,557 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2007?

It is down 5.26% from 17,477 in 2007 (0.32% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 19,014 in 2013 and the lowest 16,557 in 2024.

How does Serbia rank?

68th highest of 108 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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