Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 27.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia stood at 27.1%.
That represents a change of down 22.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia peaked at 35.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2007.
That places Serbia 48th out of 101 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, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17.7% | — |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -26.5% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +54.0% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | -22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 13.0% | 21.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 22.1% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 27.1% | 35.0% | 3 |
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 27.1% 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 35.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Serbia ranks 48th out of 101 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 1.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release