Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 22.4% 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 22.4% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia peaked at 22.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2010.
That places Serbia 24th out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.8% | — |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | +14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.1% | 11.8% | 15.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 16.2% | 22.4% | 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 22.4% 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 22.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2010.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Serbia ranks 24th out of 33 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 44.4%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release