Education spending in Serbia
Government spending on education in Serbia was equal to 3.4% of GDP in 2023.
Serbia, 2023
3.4%
Change from 2022
+0.3percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Serbia over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.4% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | – | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | – | 4.2% |
| 2014 | – | 4.2% |
| 2013 | – | 4.3% |
| 2012 | – | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | – | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 3.1% in 2022.
- Since 2007, when it was 4.0%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Serbia
All statistics for Serbia
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
70.6%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
96.0%
2024 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
15.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
37.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
5.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
5.2%
2025 · Eurostat