Figure 4.1.1. Educational attainment of persons at risk of statelessness vs overall sample (%)
45
36
29
21
21
20
15
Southern and
EasternSerbia
13
Belgrade
Vojvodina
Persons at risk of statelessness
Western Serbia
and Šumadija
Average
The educational attainment data for both groups reveal that persons at risk of statelessness are less educated
than the entire community sample. One-third of those at risk of statelessness (35 percent) reported not
having any formal education, which is 15 percent fewer than the rest of the informal settlement population.
Moreover, the findings indicate there were 10 percentage points fewer elementary school graduates, and
5 percentage points fewer secondary school graduates, amongst persons at risk of statelessness when
compared to the overall sample.
Persons at risk of statelessness, or at least the heads of their households, were on average slightly younger
than the sample (at 40 years of age), whilst their households were much more numerous, at 5.94 vs 5.2
persons for the sample as a whole.
Figure 4.1.2. Place of birth for persons at risk of statelessness vs overall sample (%)
80
78
Current location in Serbia
Another location in Serbia
52
Kosovo and Metohija
32
9 9
Persons who are not at
risk of statelessness
8
Persons at risk of
statelessness
3 11
Whole
sample
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Macedonia
Other
A statistically significant difference is also evident for place of birth; see Figure 4.1.2.
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PERSONS AT RISK OF STATELESSNESS IN SERBIA
OVERVIEW OF CURRENT SITUATION AND THE WAY FORWARD