Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 25.4% 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 25.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia peaked at 25.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2007.
That places Serbia 52nd out of 129 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 both in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.2% | — |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -28.9% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +58.1% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | +5.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 25.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.1%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 25.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.4%, 72% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both 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 | +58.1% | 9.4% | 14.8% |
| 2007 | -28.9% | 13.2% | 9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 9.4% | 15.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 15.7% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 22.1% | 25.4% | 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 25.4% 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 25.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Serbia ranks 52nd out of 129 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 34.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release