Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.8513 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Serbia, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Serbia stood at 0.8513 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Serbia peaked at 1.6 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4274 GPIA, in 2014.
Serbia ranks 17th of 59 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 | 0.4423 GPIA | 0.4423 GPIA | 0.4423 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7366 GPIA | 0.4274 GPIA | 1.6 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9096 GPIA | 0.8479 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Serbia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Serbia was 0.8513 GPIA 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 1.6 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4274 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Serbia ranks 17th out of 59 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 99.2%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release