Education in Kragujevac, Serbia: official figures
Kragujevac had 70 preschool institutions attended by 6,263 children in 2022/23; 69.4% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), 6th highest of 13 major cities.
How many schools are there in Kragujevac?
Regular primary schools in Kragujevac numbered 23 at the end of 2022/23, with 13,278 pupils in 549 classes; 1,626 pupils finished primary school that year.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many secondary school students are there in Kragujevac?
Regular secondary schools in Kragujevac taught 7,154 students in 2022/23: 30.7% in gymnasiums, 58.2% in four-year vocational courses and 11.1% in three-year vocational courses (gymnasium share nationally: 27.1%; 2nd highest of 13 major cities).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many university students are there in Kragujevac?
Universities, faculties and academies of applied studies in Kragujevac enrolled 11,456 students in 2022/23 (4.6% of all students in Serbia), 62.2% of them women and 53.1% funded from the state budget.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow educated is the population of Kragujevac?
At the 2022 Census, 23.9% of residents aged 15 and over in Kragujevac held a college or university degree (Serbia: 22.4%; 4th highest of 13 major cities), while 4.2% had not completed primary school.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyMore figures
- There were 10.1 primary pupils for every primary school teacher in Kragujevac in 2022/23 (1,313 teachers), against 9.4 nationally; 7th highest of 13 major cities. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- 1,869 students graduated from regular secondary schools in Kragujevac at the end of 2022/23, 552 of them from gymnasiums. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- Women made up 85.0% of primary school teachers and 70.5% of secondary school teachers in Kragujevac in 2022/23. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
How Kragujevac compares with other cities in Serbia
Primary school pupils per teacher, 2022/23 (2022/23)
Kragujevac ranks 7 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | City | Primary school pupils per teacher, 2022/23 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Čačak | 11.1 |
| 5 | Novi Pazar | 10.8 |
| 6 | Šabac | 10.6 |
| 7 | Kragujevac | 10.1 |
| 8 | Kruševac | 8.6 |
| 9 | Niš | 8.4 |
| 10 | Kraljevo | 8.3 |
Share of secondary students in gymnasiums (academic schools), 2022/23 (%) (2022/23)
Kragujevac ranks 2 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of secondary students in gymnasiums (academic schools), 2022/23 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beograd | 34.0% |
| 2 | Kragujevac | 30.7% |
| 3 | Niš | 28.3% |
| 4 | Novi Sad | 28.1% |
| 5 | Novi Pazar | 24.0% |
| 6 | Subotica | 21.1% |
| 7 | Čačak | 20.5% |
Share of preschool children in 9-12 hour daily programmes, 2022/23 (%) (2022/23)
Kragujevac ranks 6 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of preschool children in 9-12 hour daily programmes, 2022/23 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Čačak | 74.0% |
| 4 | Niš | 73.5% |
| 5 | Subotica | 69.8% |
| 6 | Kragujevac | 69.4% |
| 7 | Pancevo | 66.6% |
| 8 | Zrenjanin | 61.1% |
| 9 | Kruševac | 60.9% |
Share of people aged 15+ with a college or university degree, 2022 Census (%) (2022)
Kragujevac ranks 4 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of people aged 15+ with a college or university degree, 2022 Census (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beograd | 35.6% |
| 2 | Novi Sad | 35.5% |
| 3 | Niš | 30.2% |
| 4 | Kragujevac | 23.9% |
| 5 | Čačak | 20.5% |
| 6 | Pancevo | 20.5% |
| 7 | Kruševac | 20.5% |
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Sources
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia: Municipalities and regions of the Republic of Serbia, 2024: tables 3.5 (educational attainment, 2022 Census) and 16.1-16.5 (preschool, primary, secondary and tertiary education, 2022/23), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a782476fc6e5…)
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