Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Serbia
Serbia: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 81.69 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.69
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
40th
of 62 countries
All-time high
81.69
in 2023
All-time low
57.78
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Serbia, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 81.69 for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Serbia peaked at 81.69 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.78, in 2000.
Serbia ranks 40th of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.47 | — |
| 1991 | 59.87 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 60.14 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 60.04 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 59.82 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 59.47 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 59.16 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 58.73 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 58.17 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 57.8 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 57.78 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 58.28 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 59.04 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 60.14 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 61.25 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 62.19 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 63 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 63.82 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 65 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 66.46 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 68.07 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 69.6 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 71.01 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 72.32 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 73.65 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 74.87 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 76.07 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 77.26 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 78.36 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 79.34 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 80.11 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 80.69 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 81.18 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 81.69 | +0.6% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 81.69 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.81, 96% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 81.69 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.86, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.27 | 57.8 | 60.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.7 | 57.78 | 66.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.05 | 68.07 | 79.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.92 | 80.11 | 81.69 | 4 |
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 upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Serbia?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Serbia was 81.69 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.69 in 2023.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.78 in 2000.
- How does Serbia rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Serbia ranks 40th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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