Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Serbia
Serbia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Serbia is 1.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Serbia peaked at 1.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2024.
That places Serbia 26th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Serbia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.4% | — |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 1.3% 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 1.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Serbia ranks 26th out of 116 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 down 10.5%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release