Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Serbia
Serbia: Early leavers from formal education by labour status was 5.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Serbia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for early leavers from formal education by labour status in Serbia is 5.1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from formal education by labour status in Serbia peaked at 8.9 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.1, in 2025.
Serbia ranks 39th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.3 | — |
| 2011 | 8.5 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.1 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 8.9 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 8.5 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 7.5 | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 7 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 6.3 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 6.9 | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 6.6 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 5.6 | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 7.7 | +37.5% |
| 2022 | 5.8 | -24.7% |
| 2023 | 5.9 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 6.3 | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 5.1 | -19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.66 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.07 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More work & labour data for Serbia
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,848 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,848 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,848 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,120 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 3,120 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 56.8 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 62.3 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 40.4 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,848 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,848 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from formal education by labour status in Serbia?
- Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Serbia was 5.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9 in 2013.
- What is the lowest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for early leavers from formal education by labour status?
- Serbia ranks 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from formal education by labour status rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from formal education by labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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