Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Serbia
Serbia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.2% 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 8.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Serbia peaked at 8.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2007.
That places Serbia 11th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 3.6% | — |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +38.1% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +39.8% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 5.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.6% | 7.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 8 South Korea 9.2% compare
- 9 Seychelles 8.8% compare
- 10 El Salvador 8.5% compare
- 12 Slovenia 7.6% compare
- 13 Poland 7.0% compare
- 14 Turkey 6.8% compare
More education data for Serbia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 8.2% 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 8.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Serbia ranks 11th 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 10.3%. 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 Services programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release