Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia

Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.3207 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.3207 LPIA
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
67th
of 93 countries
All-time high
0.3207 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.2054 LPIA
in 2002
Years of data
15
2002–2022

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia, 2002–2022

00.10.20.32002201220222002: 0.205 LPIA2008: 0.244 LPIA2009: 0.25 LPIA2010: 0.238 LPIA2011: 0.252 LPIA2012: 0.279 LPIA2013: 0.245 LPIA2014: 0.247 LPIA2015: 0.278 LPIA2016: 0.283 LPIA2017: 0.266 LPIA2018: 0.287 LPIA2019: 0.277 LPIA2020: 0.302 LPIA2022: 0.321 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia stood at 0.3207 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia peaked at 0.3207 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2054 LPIA, in 2002.

That places Serbia 67th out of 93 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, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Serbia, 2002 to 2022.
Year LPIA Change
2002 0.2054 LPIA
2008 0.2444 LPIA +19.0%
2009 0.2498 LPIA +2.2%
2010 0.2376 LPIA -4.9%
2011 0.2521 LPIA +6.1%
2012 0.2792 LPIA +10.7%
2013 0.2452 LPIA -12.2%
2014 0.2467 LPIA +0.6%
2015 0.2777 LPIA +12.6%
2016 0.2826 LPIA +1.8%
2017 0.2661 LPIA -5.8%
2018 0.2866 LPIA +7.7%
2019 0.2771 LPIA -3.3%
2020 0.3019 LPIA +9.0%
2022 0.3207 LPIA +6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2332 LPIA 0.2054 LPIA 0.2498 LPIA 3
2010s 0.2651 LPIA 0.2376 LPIA 0.2866 LPIA 10
2020s 0.3113 LPIA 0.3019 LPIA 0.3207 LPIA 2

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 64 Namibia 0.3423 LPIA compare
  2. 65 Viet Nam 0.3237 LPIA compare
  3. 66 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3221 LPIA compare
  4. 68 Pakistan 0.3205 LPIA compare
  5. 69 Uganda 0.3117 LPIA compare
  6. 70 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.31 LPIA compare

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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 0.3207 LPIA 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 0.3207 LPIA in 2022.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2054 LPIA in 2002.
How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
Serbia ranks 67th out of 93 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 14.9%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
93 places, 1,472 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release