Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Serbia
Serbia: Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher was 26.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Serbia is 26.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Serbia peaked at 26.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2002.
Serbia ranks 58th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.2% | — |
| 2007 | 20.5% | +55.3% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -27.6% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 13.2% | 20.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 15.7% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 23.7% | 26.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Serbia?
- Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Serbia was 26.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with post-secondary education or higher recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with post-secondary education or higher recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for share of the population with post-secondary education or higher?
- Serbia ranks 58th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with post-secondary education or higher rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed post-secondary or tertiary education.