Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban both in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban both was 96.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 96.7% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia peaked at 96.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70.1%, in 2002.
That places Serbia 22nd 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 … lower urban both in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 70.1% | — |
| 2008 | 92.6% | +32.0% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 92.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 96.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75.5%, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 96.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.8%, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.1% | 70.1% | 92.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 92.3% | 96.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.7% | 96.7% | 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 96.7% 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 96.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.1% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Serbia ranks 22nd 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 4.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release