Romania vs Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or

Romania
57.9%
in 2023
Serbia
63.0%
in 2022
Romania rank
45th
Serbia rank
42nd

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or over time

  • Romania
  • Serbia
0204060200220122023

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 63.0% against 57.9% in Romania, a difference of 5.1%.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 45th and Serbia ranks 42nd of 113 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Serbia Difference Ahead
2000s 43.7% 43.9% 0.2% Serbia
2010s 47.3% 52.2% 4.9% Serbia
2020s 55.8% 61.0% 5.1% Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or, Romania or Serbia?
Serbia, at 63.0% against 57.9% in Romania as of 2022.
What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or between Romania and Serbia?
5.1%, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Serbia?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Romania and Serbia rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
Romania ranks 45th and Serbia ranks 42nd of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Romania vs Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-rate-completed-upper-secondary-education-or-higher-population-25-7/romania/serbia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-rate-completed-upper-secondary-education-or-higher-population-25-7/romania/serbia/">Romania vs Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
113 places, 1,735 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release