Germany vs Serbia: Share of the population with at least some formal education

Germany

98.4%

in 2020

Serbia

98.8%

in 2020

Germany rank

34th

Serbia rank

32nd

Share of the population with at least some formal education over time

Serbia currently reports 98.8% against 98.4% in Germany, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 34th and Serbia ranks 32nd of 111 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit: %
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.