Tertiary education, academic staff in Serbia
Serbia: Tertiary education, academic staff was 50.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Serbia is 50.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Serbia peaked at 50.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2013.
Serbia ranks 47th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 43.2% | — |
| 2009 | 44.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 43.1% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 47.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 49.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 50.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.0% | 43.2% | 44.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 43.1% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 48.5% | 50.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 44 Norway 50.6% compare
- 45 Andorra 50.5% compare
- 46 Belgium 50.4% compare
- 48 Turkmenistan 50.1% compare
- 49 North Macedonia 50.1% compare
- 50 Montenegro 50.1% compare
More education data for Serbia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,622 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,935 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 147,656 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,112 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7098 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Serbia?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Serbia was 50.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2013.
- How does Serbia rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Serbia ranks 47th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.