How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United States of America?

14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Croatia vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Croatia

6.7%

in 2017

United States of America

6.5%

in 2016

Croatia rank

20th

United States of America rank

21st

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

Croatia
United States of America

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 6.7% against 6.5% in United States of America, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 21st of 101 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14.7%	2.8%	11.8%	Croatia
2000s	14.0%	5.2%	8.7%	Croatia
2010s	7.6%	6.7%	0.9%	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 United States of America?: Croatia, at 6.7% against 6.5% in United States of America as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Croatia and United States of America?: 0.2%, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United States of America?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Croatia and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?: Croatia ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 21st of 101 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 101 places, 1,160 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.