Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, total, Croatia or Sweden?

Croatia, at 100.1% against 99.7% in Sweden as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Sweden?

12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Croatia vs Sweden: Lower secondary completion rate, total

Croatia

100.1%

in 2023

Sweden

99.7%

in 2024

Croatia rank

24th

Sweden rank

27th

Lower secondary completion rate, total over time

Croatia
Sweden

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 100.1% against 99.7% in Sweden, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sweden ahead.

Croatia ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 27th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	98.8%	99.7%	0.9%	Sweden
2010s	98.6%	101.2%	2.6%	Sweden
2020s	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, total, Croatia or Sweden?: Croatia, at 100.1% against 99.7% in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, total between Croatia and Sweden?: 0.4%, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Sweden?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Sweden rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, total?: Croatia ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 27th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit: % of relevant age group
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 5,918 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.