Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male was 82.2% 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 82.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia peaked at 91.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 2002.
That places Serbia 41st out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 … lower rural male in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 41.1% | — |
| 2008 | 82.4% | +100.4% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 91.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 82.2% | -10.6% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 82.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.1%, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 82.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.6%, 87% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +100.4% | 41.1% | 82.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.9% | 41.1% | 83.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 81.3% | 90.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 82.2% | 91.9% | 2 |
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 82.2% 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 91.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Serbia ranks 41st 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 down 3.2%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release