Education in Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije, Serbia: official figures
The share of adults aged 25 to 64 with a degree-level (tertiary) education was 23.3% in 2025, against 29.5% for Serbia and 36.9% across the EU; 3rd highest of 4 regions in Serbia.
How many kindergartens are there in Southern and Eastern Serbia?
Southern and Eastern Serbia had 597 preschool institutions attended by 37,153 children in 2022/23; 63.1% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), the lowest of 4 statistical regions.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many schools are there in Southern and Eastern Serbia?
At the end of the 2022/23 school year, 99,603 pupils attended 278 regular primary schools in Southern and Eastern Serbia, and 12,541 completed eighth grade.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many secondary school students are there in Southern and Eastern Serbia?
Regular secondary schools in Southern and Eastern Serbia taught 47,865 students in 2022/23: 25.9% in gymnasiums, 60.9% in four-year vocational courses and 13.2% in three-year vocational courses (gymnasium share nationally: 27.1%; 2nd highest of 4 statistical regions).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many university students are there in Southern and Eastern Serbia?
Universities, faculties and academies of applied studies in Southern and Eastern Serbia enrolled 27,897 students in 2022/23 (11.2% of all students in Serbia), 58.0% of them women and 49.2% funded from the state budget.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many young people in Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije leave school early?
The early school leaving rate was 6.4% in 2025 (18 to 24-year-olds with no upper secondary qualification who are not in education or training) (Serbia: 5.1%; EU: 9.1%); the highest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2015 it was 7.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many young people in Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije are NEET?
In 2025, 19.2% of 15 to 29-year-olds were not in employment, education or training (Serbia: 15.1%; EU: 11.0%); the highest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2015 it was 26.7%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije are in education or training?
3.9% of adults aged 25 to 64 had taken part in education or training in the previous four weeks in 2025 (Serbia: 5.2%; EU: 13.7%); 2nd lowest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2015 it was 3.9%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije have no qualifications?
16.4% of adults aged 25 to 64 had no qualification beyond lower secondary school in 2025 (Serbia: 13.6%; EU: 18.8%); 2nd lowest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2015 it was 23.9%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat education do adults in Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije have?
60.3% of adults aged 25 to 64 had an upper secondary or post-secondary (non-degree) education as their highest level in 2025 (Serbia: 56.9%; EU: 44.3%); 2nd highest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2015 it was 58.1%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many pupils and students are there in Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije?
Schools in Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije taught 49,100 primary pupils and 94,763 secondary pupils in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- There were 7.7 primary pupils for every primary school teacher in Southern and Eastern Serbia in 2022/23 (12,906 teachers), against 9.4 nationally; the lowest of 4 statistical regions. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- 12,377 students graduated from regular secondary schools in Southern and Eastern Serbia at the end of 2022/23, 2,962 of them from gymnasiums. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- Women made up 69.5% of primary school teachers and 63.7% of secondary school teachers in Southern and Eastern Serbia in 2022/23. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
How Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije compares with other statistical regions
Primary school pupils per teacher, 2022/23 (2022/23)
Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije ranks 4 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary school pupils per teacher, 2022/23 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beogradski region | 13.4 |
| 2 | Region Vojvodine | 9.0 |
| 3 | Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije | 8.7 |
| 4 | Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije | 7.7 |
Share of secondary students in gymnasiums (academic schools), 2022/23 (%) (2022/23)
Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije ranks 2 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of secondary students in gymnasiums (academic schools), 2022/23 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beogradski region | 34.0% |
| 2 | Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije | 25.9% |
| 3 | Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije | 24.4% |
| 4 | Region Vojvodine | 24.0% |
Share of preschool children in 9-12 hour daily programmes, 2022/23 (%) (2022/23)
Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije ranks 4 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of preschool children in 9-12 hour daily programmes, 2022/23 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beogradski region | 77.7% |
| 2 | Region Vojvodine | 66.8% |
| 3 | Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije | 64.7% |
| 4 | Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije | 63.1% |
Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) (2025)
Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije ranks 1 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije | 6.4% |
| 2 | Region Vojvodine | 5.8% |
| 3 | Beogradski region | 5.4% |
| 4 | Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije | 3.2% |
Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training (2025)
Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije ranks 1 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije | 19.2% |
| 2 | Region Vojvodine | 15.5% |
| 3 | Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije | 15.0% |
| 4 | Beogradski region | 11.5% |
Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks (2025)
Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije ranks 3 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beogradski region | 8.1% |
| 2 | Region Vojvodine | 4.7% |
| 3 | Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije | 3.9% |
| 4 | Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije | 3.7% |
Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education (2025)
Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije ranks 3 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije | 17.0% |
| 2 | Region Vojvodine | 16.5% |
| 3 | Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije | 16.4% |
| 4 | Beogradski region | 5.3% |
Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary (2025)
Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije ranks 2 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije | 61.3% |
| 2 | Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije | 60.3% |
| 3 | Region Vojvodine | 58.1% |
| 4 | Beogradski region | 48.6% |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_04: Adults (25-64) with a degree-level education, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6ff9f4bfff72…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_22: Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1467a7225373…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset trng_lfse_04: Participation rate of adults in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 42ceced85786…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_04: Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 63810622cd71…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset educ_uoe_enra11: Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 20b6224cca4f…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_16: Early leavers from education and training by sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c3cc66b98a4a…)
- 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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