Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 25.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Croatia, 2006–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 25.6% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Croatia peaked at 25.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2007.
Croatia ranks 63rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Croatia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14.0% | — |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 13.9% | 15.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 16.6% | 22.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.0% | 25.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,441 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Croatia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Croatia was 25.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2007.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Croatia ranks 63rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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 post-secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.