Serbia: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.2% in 2000. 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 7,890 a year. A straight line explains 98% 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.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 468,036 for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 5,797, against 17,563 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Serbia had the 54th highest value of the 100 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

• Oman — 51st of 100: 541,921
• Denmark — 52nd of 100: 522,143
• Bulgaria — 53rd of 100: 485,226
• Slovak Republic — 55th of 100: 473,316
• Norway — 56th of 100: 469,508
• Costa Rica — 57th of 100: 464,490

What this measures

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

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

All 25 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 208,738 (2024)
• Andorra — 5,245 (2024)
• Armenia — 290,201 (2024)
• Austria — 706,802 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 1.06 million (2024)
• Belarus — 729,741 (2024)
• Belgium — 1.18 million (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 226,755 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 485,226 (2024)
• Croatia — 325,996 (2023)
• Cyprus — 61,230 (2024)
• Czechia

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)
• School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.3 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 95.99% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 93.43% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Serbia's secondary education, pupils?

478,731 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is down 35.67% from 744,139 in 1999 (1.75% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 744,139 in 1999 and the lowest 478,731 in 2024.

How does Serbia rank?

54th highest of 100 economies with data for 2024.

Where is Serbia's secondary education, pupils heading?

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 7,890 a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 9 observed years. Extending that straight line gives about 468,036 for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 5,797, against 17,563 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, 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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