Education in Novi Pazar, Serbia: official figures
Novi Pazar had 23 preschool institutions attended by 2,251 children in 2022/23; 51.1% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), the lowest of 13 major cities.
How many schools are there in Novi Pazar?
At the end of the 2022/23 school year, 11,644 pupils attended 15 regular primary schools in Novi Pazar, and 1,551 completed eighth grade.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many secondary school students are there in Novi Pazar?
Regular secondary schools in Novi Pazar taught 5,439 students in 2022/23: 24.0% in gymnasiums, 59.0% in four-year vocational courses and 17.0% in three-year vocational courses (gymnasium share nationally: 27.1%; 5th highest of 13 major cities).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many university students are there in Novi Pazar?
Universities, faculties and academies of applied studies in Novi Pazar enrolled 2,757 students in 2022/23 (1.1% of all students in Serbia), 66.1% of them women and 44.5% funded from the state budget.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow educated is the population of Novi Pazar?
At the 2022 Census, 14.1% of residents aged 15 and over in Novi Pazar held a college or university degree (Serbia: 22.4%; the lowest of 13 major cities), while 4.9% had not completed primary school.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyMore figures
- There were 10.8 primary pupils for every primary school teacher in Novi Pazar in 2022/23 (1,081 teachers), against 9.4 nationally; 5th highest of 13 major cities. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- 1,386 students graduated from regular secondary schools in Novi Pazar at the end of 2022/23, 298 of them from gymnasiums. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- Women made up 71.7% of primary school teachers and 62.3% of secondary school teachers in Novi Pazar in 2022/23. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
How Novi Pazar compares with other cities in Serbia
Primary school pupils per teacher, 2022/23 (2022/23)
Novi Pazar ranks 5 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | City | Primary school pupils per teacher, 2022/23 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pancevo | 12.1 |
| 3 | Novi Sad | 11.7 |
| 4 | Čačak | 11.1 |
| 5 | Novi Pazar | 10.8 |
| 6 | Šabac | 10.6 |
| 7 | Kragujevac | 10.1 |
| 8 | Kruševac | 8.6 |
Share of secondary students in gymnasiums (academic schools), 2022/23 (%) (2022/23)
Novi Pazar ranks 5 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of secondary students in gymnasiums (academic schools), 2022/23 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Leskovac | 16.0% |
Share of preschool children in 9-12 hour daily programmes, 2022/23 (%) (2022/23)
Novi Pazar ranks 13 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of preschool children in 9-12 hour daily programmes, 2022/23 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Pancevo | 66.6% |
| 8 | Zrenjanin | 61.1% |
| 9 | Kruševac | 60.9% |
| 10 | Šabac | 60.3% |
| 11 | Kraljevo | 59.4% |
| 12 | Leskovac | 54.1% |
| 13 | Novi Pazar | 51.1% |
Share of people aged 15+ with a college or university degree, 2022 Census (%) (2022)
Novi Pazar ranks 13 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of people aged 15+ with a college or university degree, 2022 Census (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Kruševac | 20.5% |
| 8 | Zrenjanin | 20.1% |
| 9 | Kraljevo | 19.3% |
| 10 | Subotica | 19.2% |
| 11 | Šabac | 17.9% |
| 12 | Leskovac | 17.3% |
| 13 | Novi Pazar | 14.1% |
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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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