Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Serbia
Serbia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 14.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 14.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Serbia peaked at 14.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2008.
Serbia ranks 4th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13.6% | — |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -31.0% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.4% | 13.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.0% | 11.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 11.9% | 14.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 1 Liechtenstein 44.6% compare
- 2 United Arab Emirates 20.2% compare
- 3 Eritrea 17.9% compare
- 5 Viet Nam 13.7% compare
- 6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 13.2% compare
- 7 Malaysia 11.8% compare
More education data for Serbia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0383 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 251,941 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2155 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Serbia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Serbia was 14.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2008.
- How does Serbia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Serbia ranks 4th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release