Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.3207 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia, 2002–2022
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 … short-cycle tertiary location in Serbia, year by year
| 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% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.3207 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3739 LPIA, 86% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.3207 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5955 LPIA, 54% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release