Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 32.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia is 32.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.7% on the previous year and up 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia peaked at 32.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2002.
That places Serbia 22nd out of 90 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14.8% | — |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 14.8% | 16.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 15.8% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 22.9% | 32.2% | 2 |
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 32.2% in 2022, 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 32.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Serbia ranks 22nd out of 90 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release