Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Serbia

Serbia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 28.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
28.4%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
16th
of 98 countries
All-time high
28.4%
in 2019
All-time low
21.9%
in 2008
Years of data
11
2007–2019

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Serbia, 2007–2019

01020302007201320192007: 24.7 %2008: 21.9 %2009: 22.1 %2010: 24.5 %2011: 26.2 %2012: 26.2 %2015: 25.9 %2016: 25.9 %2017: 26.6 %2018: 28.1 %2019: 28.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Serbia stood at 28.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Serbia peaked at 28.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2008.

Serbia ranks 16th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%) in Serbia, 2007 to 2019.
Year % Change
2007 24.7% —
2008 21.9% -11.2%
2009 22.1% +0.9%
2010 24.5% +10.7%
2011 26.2% +7.0%
2012 26.2% -0.1%
2015 25.9% -1.1%
2016 25.9% +0.1%
2017 26.6% +2.8%
2018 28.1% +5.6%
2019 28.4% +0.8%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 28.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.5%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 28.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.9% 21.9% 24.7% 3
2010s 26.5% 24.5% 28.4% 8

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 13 Portugal 29.1% compare
  2. 14 Eritrea 29.0% compare
  3. 15 Romania 28.8% compare
  4. 17 Greece 28.3% compare
  5. 18 Finland 28.1% compare
  6. 19 United Arab Emirates 27.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Serbia?
Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Serbia was 28.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2008.
How does Serbia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
Serbia ranks 16th out of 98 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
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