Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 94.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Croatia, 1991–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Croatia stood at 94.1%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Croatia peaked at 94.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 1991.
That places Croatia 28th out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Croatia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36.6% | — |
| 2001 | 71.9% | +96.3% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 87.9% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 93.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.6% | 36.6% | 36.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.7% | 71.9% | 85.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 85.2% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 92.6% | 94.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Croatia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 325,996 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2332 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,441 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 163,719 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3395 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,277 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8044 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 115,678 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.54 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Croatia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Croatia was 94.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 1991.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Croatia ranks 28th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.