Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 73.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 73.2% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Serbia peaked at 73.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2007.
That places Serbia 51st out of 141 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 upper secondary … upper female in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 48.1% | — |
| 2008 | 55.1% | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 56.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 72.1% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 73.2% | +1.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 73.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.0%, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 73.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.0%, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.1% | 48.1% | 56.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 56.3% | 68.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 68.8% | 73.8% | 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 upper secondary education or in Serbia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Serbia was 73.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Serbia ranks 51st out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 upper secondary 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