Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 28.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia stood at 28.9%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia peaked at 28.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2010.
Serbia ranks 23rd of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18.2% | — |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.5% | 18.2% | 22.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 21.9% | 28.9% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia was 28.9% in 2024, 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 28.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2010.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Serbia ranks 23rd out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release