Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 98.1% 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 98.1% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia peaked at 98.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 2002.
Serbia ranks 37th of 105 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 82.7% | — |
| 2007 | 90.1% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 90.1% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.8% | 82.7% | 90.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 89.3% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.9% | 98.8% | 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 98.1% 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 98.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Serbia ranks 37th out of 105 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 3.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release