Unemployment with advanced education in Serbia
Serbia: Unemployment with advanced education was 5.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education in Serbia is 5.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Serbia peaked at 18.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2022.
That places Serbia 46th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.1% | — |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +35.7% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.1% | 9.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 8.3% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.7% | 8.0% | 5 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7737 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7205 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8268 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1128 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,121 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,326 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,850 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,852 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,702 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Serbia?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Serbia was 5.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Serbia ranks 46th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).