School completion in Serbia
Serbia: School completion was 99.66 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.66
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.66
in 2024
All-time low
99.42
in 1996
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Serbia, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 99.66 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Serbia peaked at 99.66 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.42, in 1996.
Serbia ranks 32nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School completion in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 99.46 | — |
| 1982 | 99.47 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.48 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.49 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.51 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.51 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.52 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.51 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.51 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.49 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.47 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.45 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.44 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.43 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.42 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.43 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.43 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.43 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.43 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.43 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.42 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.42 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.42 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.42 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.43 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.44 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.45 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.46 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.47 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.49 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.51 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.53 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.55 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.57 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.59 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.61 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.63 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.63 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.64 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.65 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.65 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.66 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.66 | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 99.66 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 99.66 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.63, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.49 | 99.46 | 99.52 | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.45 | 99.42 | 99.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.43 | 99.42 | 99.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.55 | 99.47 | 99.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.65 | 99.63 | 99.66 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.67 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Serbia?
- School completion in Serbia was 99.66 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.66 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.42 in 1996.
- How does Serbia rank for school completion?
- Serbia ranks 32nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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