Living Standards Measurements Study - Serbia 2002 - 2007

favourable compared to the non-agricultural
households (Graph 7). The aging rate (ratio between
population over 65 and below 15-year old) of the
agricultural households indicates that the ratio of the
eldest members of households is 67 percent higher
compared to the young population. Therefore, the
educational structure of members of the agricultural
households is significantly negative, since a third
has uncompleted primary school and a quarter has
only completed primary education.
Graph 10.7. Age and educational structure of
members by household type
0-14
15-29
12.9%
14.5%
17.4%
21.4%
particular knowledge and skills. The above data are
compatible to the great extent with findings from
the survey “Small Rural Households in Serbia and
Rural Non-agricultural Economy”, according to
which 52 percent of respondents did not recognize
additional skill of members of own households that
could help to generate additional income. Low
labour force quality in agricultural households has
negative impact on their standards, and on overall
poverty. Farms with greater numbers of elderly
members and less educated members are poorer
(Graph 8).
Total
Graph 10.8. Human resources of agricultural
households, by quintiles of consumption
26,9%
51,7%
Age
Educational structure
30-44
45-59
60-64
65+
No school
Primary
school
Vocational
school
Secondary
school
University
18.8%
19.5%
24.1%
24.2%
5.4%
5.1%
21.5%
15.3%
32.2%
22.6%
25.7%
16.9%
13.5%
11.6%
23.0%
33.5%
5.6%
15.4%
Poverty line 2007
Quintiles of consumption
Below
Above
The
poorest
2
3
4
The
richest
25,5%
28,9%
24,7%
20,6%
Percent members 60+
37,8%
39,7%
17,5%
32,1%
47,0%
49,8%
56,2%
51,2%
69,5%
78,6%
Agricultural
Non-agricultural households
Percent members with primary school or lower
educational attainment, 15+
Poor knowledge and skills of the overall
population are confirmed LSMS 2007 according to
which 97 percent of the rural population answered
that they have not attended additional trainings and
courses, while 54 percent state that they do not have
Agriculture
Knowledge and skills of the rural labour force
do not correspond with modern technological
requirements and have an insufficient impact on the
total labour force capacities in rural areas. Labour
force quality represents one of the limiting factors in
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