Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 27.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Serbia stood at 27.4%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Serbia peaked at 27.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2002.
Serbia ranks 63rd of 111 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 completed post-secondary, population in Serbia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.6% | — |
| 2007 | 20.6% | +77.8% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -33.0% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 27.4% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 11.6% | 20.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 15.2% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 23.6% | 27.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Serbia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 243,361 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 173,668 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 249,768 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Serbia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Serbia was 27.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Serbia ranks 63rd out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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 completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (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 post-secondary non-tertiary education.