Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 18.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 18.0% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia peaked at 18.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2010.
Serbia ranks 29th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.4% | — |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +28.5% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.4% | 12.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 15.7% | 18.0% | 3 |
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 18.0% 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 18.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2010.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Serbia ranks 29th out of 41 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 47.3%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release