Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.9909 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia is 0.9909 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia peaked at 0.9909 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8408 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Serbia 68th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 gender in Serbia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8408 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8875 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8815 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9519 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9618 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9439 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9681 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9704 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9738 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9754 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9767 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9825 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9868 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9876 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9896 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9909 GPIA | +0.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.9909 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.994 GPIA, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.9909 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8699 GPIA | 0.8408 GPIA | 0.8875 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9652 GPIA | 0.9439 GPIA | 0.9767 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9875 GPIA | 0.9825 GPIA | 0.9909 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 65 Cook Islands 0.9961 GPIA compare
- 66 Belgium 0.9943 GPIA compare
- 67 Andorra 0.991 GPIA compare
- 69 Costa Rica 0.9902 GPIA compare
- 70 Italy 0.987 GPIA compare
- 71 Montenegro 0.9865 GPIA 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 0.9909 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 0.9909 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8408 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Serbia ranks 68th out of 134 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 5.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release