Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural was 11.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia stood at 11.5%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia peaked at 11.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2002.
That places Serbia 52nd out of 89 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.5% | — |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +42.3% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +7.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 11.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.5%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 11.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.5%, 42% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 2 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia was 11.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Serbia ranks 52nd out of 89 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release