Education in Novi Sad, Serbia: official figures
Novi Sad had 117 preschool institutions attended by 19,723 children in 2022/23; 79.3% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), the highest of 13 major cities.
How many schools are there in Novi Sad?
At the end of the 2022/23 school year, 30,254 pupils attended 37 regular primary schools in Novi Sad, and 3,586 completed eighth grade.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many secondary school students are there in Novi Sad?
Regular secondary schools in Novi Sad taught 15,749 students in 2022/23: 28.1% in gymnasiums, 62.4% in four-year vocational courses and 9.6% in three-year vocational courses (gymnasium share nationally: 27.1%; 4th highest of 13 major cities).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many university students are there in Novi Sad?
Universities, faculties and academies of applied studies in Novi Sad enrolled 44,397 students in 2022/23 (17.9% of all students in Serbia), 56.4% of them women and 45.3% funded from the state budget.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow educated is the population of Novi Sad?
At the 2022 Census, 35.5% of residents aged 15 and over in Novi Sad held a college or university degree (Serbia: 22.4%; 2nd highest of 13 major cities), while 2.4% had not completed primary school.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyMore figures
- There were 11.7 primary pupils for every primary school teacher in Novi Sad in 2022/23 (2,587 teachers), against 9.4 nationally; 3rd highest of 13 major cities. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- 4,003 students graduated from regular secondary schools in Novi Sad at the end of 2022/23, 1,131 of them from gymnasiums. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- Women made up 81.6% of primary school teachers and 70.6% of secondary school teachers in Novi Sad in 2022/23. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
How Novi Sad compares with other cities in Serbia
Primary school pupils per teacher, 2022/23 (2022/23)
Novi Sad ranks 3 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | City | Primary school pupils per teacher, 2022/23 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beograd | 13.4 |
| 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 |
Share of secondary students in gymnasiums (academic schools), 2022/23 (%) (2022/23)
Novi Sad ranks 4 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)
Novi Sad ranks 1 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of preschool children in 9-12 hour daily programmes, 2022/23 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novi Sad | 79.3% |
| 2 | Beograd | 77.7% |
| 3 | Čačak | 74.0% |
| 4 | Niš | 73.5% |
| 5 | Subotica | 69.8% |
| 6 | Kragujevac | 69.4% |
| 7 | Pancevo | 66.6% |
Share of people aged 15+ with a college or university degree, 2022 Census (%) (2022)
Novi Sad ranks 2 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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