Educational attainment rate … both post-secondary non-tertiary in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate … both post-secondary non-tertiary was 26.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 26.9% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Serbia peaked at 26.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2002.
Serbia ranks 58th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … both post-secondary non-tertiary in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.2% | — |
| 2007 | 20.5% | +55.3% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -27.6% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | +4.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 26.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.4%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 26.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.3%, 72% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … both post-secondary non-tertiary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +55.3% | 13.2% | 20.5% |
| 2008 | -27.6% | 20.5% | 14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 13.2% | 20.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 15.7% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 23.7% | 26.9% | 5 |
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Serbia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Serbia was 26.9% 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 26.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Serbia ranks 58th out of 110 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 32.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release