Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 93.1% 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 93.1%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Serbia peaked at 93.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 2002.
Serbia ranks 34th of 135 countries on this measure, 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 … lower both in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 53.8% | — |
| 2008 | 84.7% | +57.3% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 93.1% | +1.4% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 93.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 93.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4%, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.5% | 53.8% | 85.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 84.6% | 91.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 93.1% | 93.1% | 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 93.1% 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 93.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Serbia ranks 34th out of 135 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 10.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release