Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other female in Serbia
Serbia: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other female was 74.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Serbia is 74.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Serbia peaked at 84.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 2023.
Serbia ranks 112th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other female in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 82.0% | — |
| 2008 | 84.5% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 82.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 74.5% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 74.6% | +0.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 74.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 87% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 74.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.4%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.6% | 82.0% | 84.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 79.7% | 82.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 74.5% | 77.8% | 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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Serbia?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Serbia was 74.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Serbia ranks 112th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release