Statistical report for students who completed studies at tertiary education institutionsMetadataPeriod: AnnualYear: 2019 |
01. Contact | Top | |
01.1. Contact organisation | ||
Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia | ||
01.2. Contact organisation unit | ||
Sector of Social Statistics
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01.3. Contact name | ||
Vesna Jašović Šurlan | ||
01.4. Contact person function | ||
Head of Group for Higher Education,Science and Culture | ||
01.5. Contact mail address | ||
Belgrade, 11050 Milana Rakića 5, Serbia | ||
01.6. Contact email address | ||
01.7. Contact phone number | ||
+381 11 2410414 | ||
01.8. Contact fax number | ||
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02. Metadata update | Top |
02.1. Metadata last certified | |
19/06/2018 | |
02.2. Metadata last posted | |
29/6/2021 | |
02.3. Metadata last update | |
23/6/2021 |
03. Statistical presentation | Top |
03.1. Data description | |
The data is collected on the basis of the survey: "Statistical report for students who completed studies at higher education institutions (ŠV-50).", which is conducted on the basis of the Law on Official Statistics ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia" No. 104/2009) Reporting units for tertiary education surveys are all higher education institutions – universities, faculties, art academies and higher schools whatever the ownership. | |
03.2. Classification system | |
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03.3. Coverage - sector | |
Higher education sector | |
03.4. Statistical concepts and definitions | |
Higher education institutions where students complete their studies are educational institutions in which the teaching and learning process is carried out, with the aim of preparing and training specialists in the relevant fields, according to specially prescribed curricula. The activities of higher education those studied by students complete their studies are the following higher education institutions: the university; faculty, or art academy, within the university; academy of vocational studies; high school and high school vocational studies. | |
03.5. Statistical unit | |
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03.6. Statistical population | |
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03.7. Reference area | |
Republic of Serbia (without data for Kosovo and Metohija) | |
03.8. Coverage - Time | |
Graduates are monitored in a calendar year. | |
03.9. Base period | |
Not applicable. |
04. Unit of measure | Top |
04. Unit of measure | |
Number of students who have completed their studies, number of higher education institutions |
05. Reference Period | Top |
05. Reference Period | |
Calendar year |
06. Institutional Mandate | Top |
06.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements | |
National legislation
The Official Statistics Law („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 104/09) specifies the legal framework for the production and dissemination of official statistics and also for the organization of the system of official statistics of the Republic of Serbia. Nevertheless, the Official Statistics Law, together with the five-year Statistical Programme over the period 2016 – 2020 and the annual implementation plans, provides the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (SORS) with a clear and broad legal mandate to collect and access the data needed for the execution of the Statistical Programme and the Implementation Plan. In addition, pursuant to Article 18, paragraph 2 of the Law on Official Statistics (“Official Gazette of the RS”, No 104/09) and Article 42, paragraph 1 of the Law on Government Administration (“Official Gazette of the RS” No 55/05, 71/05‐corrigendum, 101/07, 65/08 and 16/11), the Government adopts every year a regulation that defines the plan for official statistics.
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06.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing | |
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07. Confidentiality | Top |
07.1. Confidentiality - policy | |
Pursuant to Article 46 of the Law on Official Statistics (“Official Gazette of RS”, number 104/09), Articles 7 and 35 of the Law on Government Administration (“Official Gazette of RS ”, No 79/05 and 101/07) and Articles 9, 15, 16 and 18 of the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Interest (“Official Gazette of RS”, No120/04, 54 /07 104/09 and 36/10 ), Director of the SORS hereby adopt Rulebook on statistical data protection in the statistical office of the Republic of Serbia. The Rulebook lays down the measures to be implemented so as to protect data and information in the SORS. In addition, Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society. | |
07.2. Confidentiality - data treatment | |
The protection of secret data and documents shall be done in accordance with the Law on Data Secrecy. Confidential data from Article 3 of the Rulebook are considered official secret and cannot be published or communicated, that is, they cannot be part of aggregated data from which individual data can be identified. Individual data can be given only to the owner of those data. Only the employees of the Office authorized by decision of the Director of the Office shall have access to confidential data from administrative sources. Also, if SORS transmits data with a confidentiality flag or an embargo date, these data are not disseminated until the confidentiality flag is lifted in a subsequent data transmission or the embargo expired. |
08. Release policy | Top |
08.1. Release calendar | |
This indicator is available on 25.6. in the Statistical Release on the website of the SORS.
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08.2. Release calendar access | |
External users can find the exact date of publication in the calendar located on the Institute's website. | |
08.3. Release policy - user access | |
External users can find information in the Special publication on the Institute's website. https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2020/PdfE/G20206010.pdf In line with the Community legal framework and the European Statistics Code of Practice Eurostat disseminates European statistics on Eurostat's website respecting professional independence and in an objective, professional and transparent manner in which all users are treated equitably. The detailed arrangements are governed by the Eurostat protocol on impartial access to Eurostat data for users |
09. Frequency of dissemination | Top |
09. Frequency of dissemination | |
Annual |
10. Accessibility and clarity | Top |
10.1. Dissemination format - News release | |
Not applicable. | |
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications | |
Special publication "Higher Education" https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2020/PdfE/G20206010.pdf
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10.3. Dissemination format - online database | |
Database on SORS and Eurostat website. | |
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access | |
Available at the request of international organizations, researchers, etc. The request must be sent to the dissemination group (to the official email address: stat@stat.gov.rs ) which will start the process of creating a cooperation agreement after receiving the approval of the top management. | |
10.5. Dissemination format - other | |
Not applicable. | |
10.6. Documentation on methodology | |
Abbreviated methodology on the web site of the SORS http://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2018/Pdf/G201820019.pdf
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10.7. Quality management - documentation | |
The ESS Metadata Handler |
11. Quality management | Top | |
11.1. Quality assurance | ||
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11.2. Quality management - assessment | ||
Data is collected from reliable sources applying standards with regard to the OECD methodology and ensuring a high degree of comparability across countries. |
12. Relevance | Top |
12.1. User needs | |
The The main beneficiary is the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development as well as other ministries. Also, beneficiaries are international institutions and researchers, students and all who are doing analysis in the field of higher education. | |
12.2. User satisfaction | |
Not applicable. | |
12.3. Completeness | |
Annual reports on students who have completed studies at higher education institutions provide a complete and consistent presentation of graduates in the Republic of Serbia, in accordance with the Eurostat requirements. |
13. Accuracy and reliability | Top |
13.1. Overall accuracy | |
High | |
13.2. Sampling error | |
Not applicable. | |
13.3. Non-sampling error | |
Not applicable. |
14. Timeliness and punctuality | Top |
14.1. Timeliness | |
According to Transmission Programme data should be transmitted to Eurostat within 6 months after the end of the reference year, as previous data (t+6), and t+12 month, as final data. | |
14.2. Punctuality | |
The SORS shall submit the data within the prescribed time limit.
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15. Coherence and comparability | Top |
15.1. Comparability - geographical | |
Comparability is ensured by applying common definitions and methodological frameworks based on international methodologies and standards. | |
15.2. Comparability - over time | |
The data have been available since 2007 and the comparison is feasible because there is no deviation from the proposed international methodology | |
15.3. Coherence - cross domain | |
Not applicable. | |
15.4. Coherence - internal | |
Not applicable. |
16. Cost and Burden | Top |
16. Cost and Burden | |
Not applicable. |
17. Data revision | Top |
17.1. Data revision - policy | |
The general audit policy as an official document is available on the RZS intranet site. Revised data is available in the RZS database as soon as their validation is performed. | |
17.2. Data revision - practice | |
Published data are considered final, unless otherwise stated. Corrections and revisions are possible. Significant methodological changes are announced and users can be informed about them on the SORS website. |
18. Statistical processing | Top |
18.1. Source data | |
Data source is the Statistical Questionnaire on students who have completed a higher education institution. | |
18.2. Frequency of data collection | |
The data is collected in the annual period | |
18.3. Data collection | |
The questionnaires are sent by post to the reporting units at the end of December of the current year (n) for the reference year (n-1). | |
18.4. Data validation | |
Data on students who have completed the higher education institution are checked to ensure their accuracy and completeness. Control is done internally, by the SORS and externally, by Eurostat | |
18.5. Data compilation | |
Not applicable. | |
18.6. Adjustment | |
Not applicable. |
19. Comment | Top |
19. Comment | |
Not applicable. |