Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 27.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 27.2% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia peaked at 27.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2012.
Serbia ranks 24th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 14.2% | — |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +35.0% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.3% | 13.5% | 20.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 22.4% | 27.2% | 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 27.2% 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 27.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2012.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Serbia ranks 24th out of 30 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 33.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release