Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.12 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia stood at 1.12 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia peaked at 1.26 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6478 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Serbia 43rd out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.6478 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.8322 GPIA | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 0.973 GPIA | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.965 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8908 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9875 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9865 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.17 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.19 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.26 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1.12 GPIA | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.74 GPIA | 0.6478 GPIA | 0.8322 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.8908 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 4 |
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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia was 1.12 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6478 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Serbia ranks 43rd out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release