Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor urban s in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor urban s 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor urban s in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10.9% | — |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | +47.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 35.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 35.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.7%, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor urban s 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 | +47.2% | 23.7% | 35.0% |
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
- 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 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