Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Serbia
Serbia: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 62.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Serbia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Serbia stood at 62.3%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Serbia peaked at 62.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 2011.
That places Serbia 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 51.9% | — |
| 2011 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 62.2% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.1% | 51.8% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 59.0% | 62.3% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Serbia
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 40.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,120 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 3,120 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 56.8% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,848 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 73.0% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 62.3% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,848 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,848 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 5,011 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Serbia?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Serbia was 62.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 2011.
- How does Serbia rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Serbia ranks 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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