Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 26.4% 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
Serbia recorded 26.4% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Serbia peaked at 26.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2002.
That places Serbia 52nd out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 15.0% | — |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +35.9% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +24.3% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 26.4% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 15.0% | 20.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 16.3% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 23.8% | 26.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Serbia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 478,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,557 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.6216 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,370 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
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 26.4% 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 26.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Serbia ranks 52nd out of 108 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 23.7%. 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+, male (%) (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.