Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 35.0% 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 35.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.2% on the previous year and up 132.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia peaked at 35.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2002.
Serbia ranks 23rd of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 10.9% | 13.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 14.6% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 23.7% | 35.0% | 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 35.0% 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 35.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Serbia ranks 23rd out of 86 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 132.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release