Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 21.3% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia, 2002β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 21.3% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia peaked at 26.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2002.
That places Serbia 50th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 9.6% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 17.2% | 26.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 47 Jordan 22.3% compare
- 48 Brunei Darussalam 21.8% compare
- 49 Chile 21.7% compare
- 51 North Macedonia 21.3% compare
- 52 Montenegro 20.4% compare
- 53 Philippines 20.1% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0025 units per person (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 21.3% 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 26.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Serbia ranks 50th out of 109 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 69.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release