Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 98.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia stood at 98.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia peaked at 98.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 2002.
That places Serbia 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 79.3% | — |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.8% | 79.3% | 96.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 96.0% | 98.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 16 Bulgaria 98.4% compare
- 17 Switzerland 98.4% compare
- 18 Croatia 98.3% compare
- 20 United States of America 97.7% compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 97.5% compare
- 22 Romania 97.4% compare
More education data for Serbia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 98.1% 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 98.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Serbia ranks 19th out of 97 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 2.1%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release