Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s was 16.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Serbia, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Serbia is 16.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 326.0% on the previous year and up 1,170.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Serbia peaked at 16.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2012.
That places Serbia 24th out of 68 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.9% | — |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +120.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -61.4% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +93.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +36.7% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +326.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 16.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 4.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 16.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.5%, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +326.0% | 3.8% | 16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 3.8% | 16.2% | 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 master's or equivalent in Serbia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Serbia was 16.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2012.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Serbia ranks 24th out of 68 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,170.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 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