Croatia vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Croatia
23.5%
in 2023
Netherlands
23.6%
in 2023
Croatia rank
80th
Netherlands rank
78th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Croatia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 23.6% against 23.5% in Croatia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 80th and Netherlands ranks 78th of 122 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.6% | 22.3% | 7.3% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 22.6% | 5.1% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 22.6% | 10.5% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.9% | 0.0% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Croatia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 23.6% against 23.5% in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Croatia and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Netherlands?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Croatia ranks 80th and Netherlands ranks 78th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release