Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 99.4% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia peaked at 99.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 2010.
That places Serbia 23rd out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 90.7% | — |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.9% | 90.7% | 96.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 4 |
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 99.4% 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 99.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 2010.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Serbia ranks 23rd out of 40 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 2.8%. 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release