Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 63.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Serbia, 2008–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Serbia stood at 63.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Serbia peaked at 63.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 2008.
Serbia ranks 42nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 43.5% | — |
| 2009 | 44.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | +7.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 63.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.0%, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 63.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.6%, 81% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 43.5% | 44.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 45.0% | 57.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 58.9% | 63.0% | 2 |
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 63.0% in 2022, 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 63.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 2008.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Serbia ranks 42nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release