Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 20.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 20.0% for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Serbia peaked at 24.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2002.
Serbia ranks 50th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Serbia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.9% | — |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +44.2% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | -24.9% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.9% | 9.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 9.8% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 16.3% | 24.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 47 Croatia 22.0% compare
- 48 Czechia 22.0% compare
- 49 North Macedonia 20.0% compare
- 51 Montenegro 19.6% compare
- 52 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 18.8% compare
- 53 Brunei Darussalam 18.5% compare
More education data for Serbia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,622 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,935 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 147,656 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,112 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7098 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Serbia?
- Educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Serbia was 20.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Serbia ranks 50th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.