Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 27.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Serbia stood at 27.4%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Serbia peaked at 27.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2002.
That places Serbia 63rd out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 11.6% | 20.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 15.2% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 23.6% | 27.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.99 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Serbia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Serbia was 27.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Serbia ranks 63rd out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release