Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female was 73.1% 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 73.1% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Serbia peaked at 84.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 2007.
Serbia ranks 46th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 62.9% | — |
| 2008 | 69.5% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.1% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 73.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | -12.9% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 73.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.4%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 73.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 90% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.5% | 62.9% | 70.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 69.9% | 80.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 73.1% | 84.0% | 3 |
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 73.1% 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 84.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Serbia ranks 46th 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 2.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release