Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 27.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia is 27.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia peaked at 27.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2007.
That places Serbia 56th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.6% | — |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -27.1% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +63.5% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | +5.6% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 27.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.7%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 27.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.3%, 72% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +63.5% | 8.4% | 13.8% |
| 2007 | -27.1% | 11.6% | 8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 8.4% | 14.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 15.2% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 23.2% | 27.0% | 5 |
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 27.0% 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 27.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Serbia ranks 56th out of 128 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 41.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release