Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both was 76.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Serbia, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 76.9% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Serbia peaked at 87.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2008.
That places Serbia 41st out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 76.5% | — |
| 2009 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 76.9% | -11.6% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 76.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 76.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.5%, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.7% | 76.5% | 76.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 77.4% | 84.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 76.9% | 87.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 38 France 78.1% compare
- 39 East Timor 77.5% compare
- 40 Luxembourg 77.0% compare
- 42 Greece 75.9% compare
- 43 Poland 75.6% compare
- 44 Netherlands 74.4% compare
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 76.9% 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 87.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2008.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Serbia ranks 41st out of 108 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 down 4.3%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release