Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Serbia
Serbia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 15.3% 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 15.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Serbia peaked at 15.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2012.
That places Serbia 61st out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 13.8% | — |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 10.9% | 13.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.6% | 13.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 13.0% | 15.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- 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)
- 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)
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 15.3% 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 15.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2012.
- How does Serbia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Serbia ranks 61st out of 122 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 22.8%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release