Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 98.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia is 98.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia peaked at 98.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, in 2002.
Serbia ranks 44th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 68.7% | — |
| 2007 | 79.8% | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 98.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.9%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 98.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.5%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.1% | 68.7% | 79.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 91.1% | 97.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.5% | 98.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 41 Cayman Islands 99.0% compare
- 42 Romania 98.8% compare
- 43 Andorra 98.7% compare
- 45 Luxembourg 98.4% compare
- 46 Montenegro 97.9% compare
- 47 Netherlands 97.4% compare
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 primary education or higher in Serbia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia was 98.6% 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 98.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Serbia ranks 44th out of 136 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 8.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release