Statistical Release
Education - Teertiary/higher education
29.08.2025
Preliminary results Periodicity: annual

Enrolment students

In the 2024/25 school year in the Republic of Serbia, 251 812 students enrolled at all levels of studies and at all higher education institutions.

Among the total number of enrolled students,101 906, i.e. 40.5%, were men and 149 906, i.e. 59.5%, women.

A total of 210 678 students were enrolled at State and private universities, from that 83.4% i.e. 175 789 at State universities and 16.6%, i.e. 34 889 at private universities.

A total of 32 844 students were enrolled at State academies / higher schools of applied studies, while 8 290 students were enrolled at private higher schools of applied studies.

Observed by way of financing, there were 38.1% students financed from the budget and 61.9% self-financing students.

Table1. Students enrolled by way of financing, by universities and sex

Universities Students enrolled Way of financing
Budget Self-financing
All Men Women All Men Women All Men Women
Total2518121019061499069601036552594581558026535490448
 State universities17578968158107631824363047451962933533768455669
  University of Belgrade892993340755892368611305323808524382035432084
  University of Arts28118661945174450212421067364703
  University of Defense103562640984651633018911079
  University of Kragujevac1399653298667739828334565659824964102
  University of Niš2275687371401911743436273811101343756638
  University of Novi Sad4255218043245092205086421340820502940111101
  University of Novi Pazar26167651851142437710471192388804
  University of Criminalistics and Police Studies724385339370189181354196158
 Private universities348891545319436---348891545319436
  University "Singidunum"857436614913---857436614913
  University "Union – Nikola Tesla"438821352253---438821352253
  University "Union"378816652123---378816652123
  "Alfa BK" University1202644558---1202644558
  University "Metropolitan"241011401270---241011401270
  University "Educons" 21099541155---21099541155
  University "Business Academy"759633344262---759633344262
  International University in Novi Pazar1022304718---1022304718
  University "MB"393243150---393243150
  Faculties not being part of universities340713732034---340713732034
 State academies/higher schools of applied studies328441495317891135746078749619270887510395
 Private higher schools of applied studies829033424948---829033424948

 

 

Methodological explanations

Data on enrolled students result from the regular survey “Statistical Report on the Enrolment of Students” (Form ŠV-20). The survey covers all higher education institutions.

Data refer to all enrolled students at academic and applied studies, at all three levels of studies, as well as according to the old programme.

Data presented in this release refer to ISCED 6, 7, 8 levels according to The International Standard Classification of Education. A field of education represents a broad, narrow or detailed field consisting of a set of related educational programs, subjects or modules (ISCED-F 2013).

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).