Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female was 21.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia, 2002–2024
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6.8% | — |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | +53.2% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | -24.9% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | +7.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 21.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 21.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.0%, 76% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +53.2% | 17.2% | 26.3% |
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 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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.67 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,944 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 530 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,461 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,207 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 478,731 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 251,941 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2155 % change on previous year (2022)
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