Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1.01 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia stood at 1.01 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia peaked at 1.01 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6061 LPIA, in 2002.
That places Serbia 5th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.6061 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.9198 LPIA | +51.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9276 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8942 LPIA | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9491 LPIA | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9545 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9588 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9601 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9615 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.974 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9989 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9777 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6061 LPIA | 0.6061 LPIA | 0.6061 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9407 LPIA | 0.8942 LPIA | 0.9615 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9926 LPIA | 0.974 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 2 Netherlands 1.02 LPIA compare
- 3 Luxembourg 1.01 LPIA compare
- 4 Jordan 1.01 LPIA compare
- 6 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 7 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 8 Switzerland 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Serbia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 1.01 LPIA 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 1.01 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6061 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Serbia ranks 5th out of 100 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 12.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release