Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 77.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia is 77.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia peaked at 87.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2002.
Serbia ranks 43rd of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 33.3% | — |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +122.2% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 73.4% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 77.9% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.7% | 33.3% | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 73.4% | 84.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 77.9% | 87.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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 77.9% in 2024, 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 87.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Serbia ranks 43rd out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release