Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Croatia
Croatia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 98.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
98.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
5th
of 164 countries
All-time high
98.5%
in 2025
All-time low
55.1%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Croatia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Croatia is 98.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Croatia peaked at 98.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 1981.
That places Croatia 5th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 55.1% | — |
| 1982 | 56.9% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 58.7% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 60.4% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 62.0% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 63.5% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 65.1% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 66.7% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 68.3% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 69.9% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 71.5% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 72.8% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 74.3% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 75.8% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 77.4% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 79.2% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 80.8% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 82.4% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 83.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 85.3% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 86.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 89.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 90.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 98.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.4%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 98.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.9% | 55.1% | 68.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 69.9% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 85.3% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 94.2% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.3% | 98.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 2 China 99.3% compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 99.1% compare
- 4 South Korea 99.0% compare
- 6 Barbados 98.4% compare
- 7 Ukraine 98.3% compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 97.7% compare
More education data for Croatia
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53,231 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 172 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 59,775 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,903 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 325,996 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 147,483 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Croatia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Croatia was 98.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 1981.
- How does Croatia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Croatia ranks 5th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release