Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender was 1.13 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia stood at 1.13 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7558 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Serbia 40th out of 108 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 gender in Serbia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7558 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8053 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8675 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8804 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9629 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9955 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8721 GPIA | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9126 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9891 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 1.13 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 1.13 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8272 GPIA | 0.7558 GPIA | 0.8804 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.8721 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 37 South Africa 1.15 GPIA compare
- 38 Australia 1.14 GPIA compare
- 39 Kazakhstan 1.14 GPIA compare
- 41 North Macedonia 1.12 GPIA compare
- 42 United Arab Emirates 1.11 GPIA compare
- 43 Ireland 1.11 GPIA 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 1.13 GPIA 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 1.13 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7558 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Serbia ranks 40th out of 108 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 14.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release