Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 25.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 25.4% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Serbia peaked at 25.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2007.
Serbia ranks 52nd of 129 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 short-cycle tertiary in Serbia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.2% | — |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -28.9% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +58.1% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 9.4% | 15.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 15.7% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 22.1% | 25.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.99 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Serbia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Serbia was 25.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Serbia ranks 52nd out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.