Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA was 0.783 LPIA in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Serbia, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.783 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2024.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and up 2,194.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Serbia peaked at 0.9336 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 LPIA, in 2017.
That places Serbia 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA in Serbia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.0621 LPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.0351 LPIA | -43.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0341 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.086 LPIA | +152.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3179 LPIA | +269.6% |
| 2017 | 0 LPIA | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 LPIA | — |
| 2022 | 0.1013 LPIA | — |
| 2023 | 0.9336 LPIA | +821.9% |
| 2024 | 0.783 LPIA | -16.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.783 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3821 LPIA, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.783 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1473 LPIA, 5.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0765 LPIA | 0 LPIA | 0.3179 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.606 LPIA | 0.1013 LPIA | 0.9336 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 2 Jordan 0.9489 LPIA compare
- 3 United Kingdom 0.864 LPIA compare
- 4 Belgium 0.8473 LPIA compare
- 6 Australia 0.5795 LPIA compare
- 7 United States 0.5335 LPIA compare
- 8 Luxembourg 0.5198 LPIA compare
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 doctoral or equivalent in Serbia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Serbia was 0.783 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9336 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 LPIA in 2017.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Serbia ranks 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,194.0%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release