Serbia: Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.66 percentage points in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.44 percentage points in 2011. 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 0.43 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 95% 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 69.64% 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 0.7%, against 1.01% 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 27th highest value of the 84 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

• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 23rd of 84: 70.07%
• Algeria — 24th of 84: 70%
• Oman — 25th of 84: 69.81%
• Hungary — 27th of 84: 68.75%
• Finland — 28th of 84: 67.75%
• Cayman Islands — 29th of 84: 66.32%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

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

All 17 values

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Albania — 70.66% (2024)
• Andorra — 64.3% (2024)
• Armenia — 88.72% (2024)
• Austria — 64.27% (2024)
• Belarus — 81.3% (2024)
• Belgium — 63.96% (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 64.15% (2023)
• Bulgaria — 77.01% (2024)
• Croatia — 71.34% (2023)
• Cyprus — 67.78% (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)

Reading data like this

• Where to find free public data, and how to check it before you trust it — 2 min read
• Data analysis examples: 6 worked from one dataset — 3 min read
• Real change or random noise? A plain guide to reading your numbers — 2 min read

Questions people ask

What is Serbia's secondary education, teachers (% female)?

68.96% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2007?

It is up 5.14 percentage points from 63.82% in 2007. The highest value was 68.96% in 2024 and the lowest 63.61% in 2013.

How does Serbia rank?

27th highest of 84 economies with data for 2024.

Where is Serbia's secondary education, teachers (% female) heading?

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.43 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 9 observed years. Extending that straight line gives about 69.64% 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 0.7%, against 1.01% 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.TCHR.FE.ZS, 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.

Want to ask your own questions of data like this? Try AnalyzeIt: upload a file or ask about public data in plain words, and every figure comes with its working.