Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.988 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.988 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia peaked at 0.9928 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8897 GPIA, in 2002.
Serbia ranks 51st of 104 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, completed primary education or higher in Serbia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8897 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.937 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9248 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9217 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.92 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9747 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9253 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9772 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9658 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9811 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9827 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9856 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9873 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9899 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9885 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9903 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9928 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9878 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.988 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9183 GPIA | 0.8897 GPIA | 0.937 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9689 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.9899 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9895 GPIA | 0.9878 GPIA | 0.9928 GPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Serbia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia was 0.988 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9928 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8897 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Serbia ranks 51st out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release