Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Serbia
Serbia: Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration was 77.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Serbia, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Serbia stood at 77.0%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Serbia peaked at 88.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 76.9%, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 12th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 86.6% | — |
| 2014 | 88.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 76.9% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.4% | 81.9% | 88.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 76.9% | 82.0% | 6 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7734 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7734 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,778 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.6883 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9703 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 44.02 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 141,046 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Serbia?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Serbia was 77.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.9% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- Serbia ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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