Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Serbia
Serbia: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 53.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Serbia stood at 53.0%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Serbia peaked at 68.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2024.
That places Serbia 109th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Science in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 64.6% | — |
| 2008 | 68.4% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 61.7% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 60.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 53.6% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 53.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.0% | 64.6% | 68.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 59.9% | 64.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 53.0% | 58.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,557 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.99 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.0% (2024)
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 53.0% 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 68.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Serbia ranks 109th 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 15.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release