Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.9488 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia is 0.9488 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia peaked at 0.9488 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7519 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Serbia 79th out of 132 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Serbia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7519 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.8815 GPIA | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8827 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8863 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8887 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9018 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8991 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9156 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9219 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9294 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9488 GPIA | +2.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.9488 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9818 GPIA, 97% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.9488 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9903 GPIA, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8387 GPIA | 0.7519 GPIA | 0.8827 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9066 GPIA | 0.8863 GPIA | 0.9294 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9488 GPIA | 0.9488 GPIA | 0.9488 GPIA | 1 |
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 lower secondary education or in Serbia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia was 0.9488 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9488 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7519 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Serbia ranks 79th out of 132 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, 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