Serbia: Secondary education, teachers

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.9% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.9% in 2021. 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 225.11 a year. A straight line explains 76% 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 37th highest value of the 85 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

• Belarus — 34th of 85: 71,514
• Burkina Faso — 35th of 85: 68,557
• Switzerland — 36th of 85: 68,266
• Norway — 38th of 85: 59,473
• Syrian Arab Republic — 39th of 85: 54,596
• Denmark — 40th of 85: 50,935

What this measures

Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary 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

Secondary education, teachers in nearby economies

• Albania — 23,080 (2024)
• Andorra — 605 (2024)
• Armenia — 22,576 (2024)
• Austria — 75,436 (2024)
• Belarus — 71,514 (2024)
• Belgium — 137,795 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 27,426 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 43,834 (2024)
• Croatia — 53,231 (2023)
• Cyprus — 8,083 (2023)
• Denmark — 50,935 (2024)

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 secondary education, teachers?

67,944 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2007?

It is up 19.43% from 56,889 in 2007 (1.05% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 67,944 in 2024 and the lowest 56,889 in 2007.

How does Serbia rank?

37th highest of 85 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.SEC.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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