Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both was 20.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 20.0% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 453.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia peaked at 20.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2002.
Serbia ranks 22nd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.8% | — |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +32.2% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +34.1% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +74.2% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +69.3% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +9.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 20.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 3.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 20.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.4%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 6.2% | 20.0% | 4 |
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 20.0% 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 20.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Serbia ranks 22nd out of 84 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 453.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release