Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 20.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia is 20.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Serbia peaked at 24.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2002.
That places Serbia 50th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.9% | — |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +44.2% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | -24.9% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +7.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 20.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 20.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.4%, 76% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both 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 | +44.2% | 17.2% | 24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.9% | 9.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 9.8% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 16.3% | 24.9% | 5 |
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 24.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Serbia ranks 50th out of 112 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 58.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release