Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Serbia
Serbia: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1 index
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
130th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2005
All-time low
0.9859 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Serbia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Serbia stood at 1 index.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Serbia peaked at 1 index in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9859 index, in 1981.
That places Serbia 130th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Serbia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9859 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.986 index | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9868 index | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9874 index | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9878 index | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9884 index | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9888 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9898 index | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9907 index | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9921 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9935 index | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9947 index | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9956 index | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9964 index | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9976 index | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9981 index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9985 index | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9987 index | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9989 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9994 index | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9998 index | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9994 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9993 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9993 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9991 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9993 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9992 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9995 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9996 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9998 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 index | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 1 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 1 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 index, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.988 index | 0.9859 index | 0.9907 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9964 index | 0.9921 index | 0.9989 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 0.9994 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9991 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9997 index | 0.9992 index | 1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More gender data for Serbia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.28 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,562 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,562 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,084 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,091 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Serbia?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Serbia was 1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2005.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9859 index in 1981.
- How does Serbia rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Serbia ranks 130th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.