Literacy rates among adults in Serbia
Serbia: Literacy rates among adults was 99.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
99.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
8th
of 89 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2019
All-time low
96.4%
in 2003
Years of data
5
2003–2022
Literacy rates among adults in Serbia, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rates among adults in Serbia is 99.3%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates among adults in Serbia peaked at 99.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 96.4%, in 2003.
Serbia ranks 8th of 89 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.4% | 96.4% | 96.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 16,557 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.5 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates among adults in Serbia?
- Literacy rates among adults in Serbia was 99.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates among adults recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rates among adults recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.4% in 2003.
- How does Serbia rank for literacy rates among adults?
- Serbia ranks 8th out of 89 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rates among adults rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.