Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both was 98.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 98.7% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia peaked at 99.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2002.
That places Serbia 37th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 … primary urban both in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 87.5% | — |
| 2007 | 92.9% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 92.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 98.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.6%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 98.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.4% | 87.5% | 92.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 92.9% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.5% | 99.1% | 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 primary education or higher in Serbia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia was 98.7% 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 99.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Serbia ranks 37th out of 106 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 2.2%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release