In 2022/2023 school year, classes were held in 521 regular upper secondary schools (454 public and 67 private schools) and in 38 public schools / classes for students with disabilities.
Regular upper secondary schools were attended by 234 919 students, i.e. 116 982 females (49.8%) and 117 937 males (50.2%). Schools/ classes for students with disabilities were attended by 1 846 students, 686 females (37.2%) and 1 160 males (62.8%).
Majority of students were enrolled and attended public schools (97.2%) and approximately 2.8% of students attended private schools. Private schools were mostly attended by students from the region Srbija - sever (about 70,3% of students who chose private secondary school were from Beogradski region and about 29,7% were from Region Vojvodine), and about 10,2% of students who attended private schools were from the region Srbija - jug.
About 28,1% of students attended general education – high school. Vocational schools were attended by almost 71,9% of students, and the most popular educational profiles were from the following fields of education: “Electrical engineering” (17.1%), “Economics, law and administration” (16,7%) and “Health and social welfare” (14,2%).
Table 1. Students enrolled in upper secondary schools by sex
| Regular upper secondary schools | Schools/departments for students with disabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | females | males | total | females | males | ||
| REPUBLIC OF SERBIA | Public | 228251 | 114070 | 114181 | 1846 | 686 | 1160 |
| Private | 6668 | 2912 | 3756 | - | - | - | |
| SRBIJA – SEVER | Public | 114348 | 57398 | 56950 | 1246 | 472 | 774 |
| Private | 5986 | 2472 | 3514 | - | - | - | |
| Beogradski region | Public | 56830 | 28548 | 28282 | 607 | 216 | 391 |
| Private | 4206 | 1651 | 2555 | - | - | - | |
| Region Vojvodine | Public | 57518 | 28850 | 28668 | 639 | 256 | 383 |
| Private | 1780 | 821 | 959 | - | - | - | |
| SRBIJA – JUG | Public | 113903 | 56672 | 57231 | 600 | 214 | 386 |
| Private | 682 | 440 | 242 | - | - | - | |
| Region Šumadije i Zapadne Srbije | Public | 67200 | 33638 | 33562 | 340 | 130 | 210 |
| Private | 359 | 236 | 123 | - | - | - | |
| Region Južne i Istočne Srbije | Public | 46703 | 23034 | 23669 | 260 | 84 | 176 |
| Private | 323 | 204 | 119 | - | - | - | |
| Region Kosovo i Metohija | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Methodological explanations
The data on upper secondary education are the result of regular annual survey conducted at the beginning of every school year. The data are collected by means of the Statistical Questionnaire for Upper Secondary Schools (form ŠS/P) and survey coverage is complete.
Upper secondary education is realized in accordance with the objectives defined by the Law.
Activity of upper secondary education is performed in upper secondary schools that can be established as a gymnasium, art school, vocational school or mixed school (gymnasium and vocational or art school). In schools for pupils with disabilities, education is realized for particular occupations of pupils attending such schools on the basis of interdepartmental commission’s opinion, relating to estimation of additional educational, health and social support to the pupil, including parental consent.
The concept of “pupil” implies regular student. Regular students are persons enrolled in schools for the purpose of attending lectures. Upper secondary education is realized by fields of education, and within the latter, by corresponding educational profiles.
The data in this statistical release correspond to the educational level ISCED3 according to The International Standard Classification of Education – ISCED2011.
Starting from 1999 the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia has not at disposal and may not provide available certain data relative to AP Kosovo and Metohija and therefore these data are not included in the coverage for the Republic of Serbia (total).