Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male was 18.6% 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 18.6% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia peaked at 23.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2002.
That places Serbia 53rd out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.0% | — |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +42.8% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | -24.8% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | +6.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 18.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 18.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.0%, 77% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male 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 | +42.8% | 16.3% | 23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.0% | 10.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 10.0% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 15.3% | 23.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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 18.6% 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 23.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Serbia ranks 53rd out of 112 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 45.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release