Croatia vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Croatia
5.1%
in 2023
Spain
5.5%
in 2023
Croatia rank
50th
Spain rank
48th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Croatia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 5.5% against 5.1% in Croatia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.
Croatia ranks 50th and Spain ranks 48th of 121 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 6.3% | 2.8% | Spain |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 4.3% | 1.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 5.1% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.5% | 0.6% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 5.5% against 5.1% in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Croatia and Spain?
- 0.4%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Spain?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Spain rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Croatia ranks 50th and Spain ranks 48th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, male (%). 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