Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 95 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.9317 LPIA
in 2002
Years of data
18
2002–2024
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Serbia is 1 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Serbia peaked at 1 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9317 LPIA, in 2002.
Serbia ranks 3rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Serbia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9317 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.947 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9561 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9577 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9657 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9664 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9727 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9708 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9782 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.981 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9827 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9845 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9847 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9889 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9901 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9449 LPIA | 0.9317 LPIA | 0.9561 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9745 LPIA | 0.9577 LPIA | 0.9847 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.997 LPIA | 0.9889 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 1 Canada 1.01 LPIA
- 2 Jordan 1.01 LPIA compare
- 4 Uruguay 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Belgium 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Bulgaria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Switzerland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Czechia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 France 1 LPIA compare
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Greece 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Croatia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Hungary 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Italy 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Lithuania 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Luxembourg 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Malta 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Netherlands 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Portugal 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Romania 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 6 United States of America 1 LPIA compare
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 some primary (isced 1), population in Serbia?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Serbia was 1 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9317 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Serbia ranks 3rd out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release