Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban was 23.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 23.7% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 26.2% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia peaked at 32.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2007.
That places Serbia 59th out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23.5% | — |
| 2007 | 16.4% | -30.2% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +46.5% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | -26.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 23.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 23.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.0%, 64% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban 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 | +46.5% | 16.4% | 24.0% |
| 2007 | -30.2% | 23.5% | 16.4% |
| 2024 | -26.2% | 32.2% | 23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 16.4% | 24.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 24.5% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 23.7% | 32.2% | 3 |
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 23.7% 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 32.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Serbia ranks 59th out of 102 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 down 13.8%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release