Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 26.9% 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 26.9% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Serbia peaked at 26.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2002.
Serbia ranks 58th of 110 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 | 13.2% | — |
| 2007 | 20.5% | +55.3% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -27.6% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 13.2% | 20.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 15.7% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 23.7% | 26.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Serbia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,557 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
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 26.9% 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 26.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Serbia ranks 58th out of 110 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 32.3%. 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+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.