Kosovo vs Serbia
Kosovo vs Serbia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.9 years in Kosovo and 9.8 years in Serbia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Serbia, by 1.9 years, or 1.24 times that in Kosovo.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Serbia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Kosovo ranked 89 and Serbia ranked 44 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Kosovo | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.9 | 9.8 |
| 2018 | 7.9 | 11.2 |
| 2017 | 7.7 | 11.2 |
| 2010 | – | 9.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kosovo vs Serbia
Health
People
- PopulationKosovo: 1.7 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthKosovo: -1.07% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKosovo: 1.55 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKosovo: 50.9% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageKosovo: 31.4 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKosovo: 9.6% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateKosovo: -16.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKosovo: 1.85% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKosovo: $217M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personKosovo: $140 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKosovo: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- National powerKosovo: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsKosovo: 8 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025