Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 132 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.9043 GPIA
in 1991
Years of data
20
1991–2023
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Croatia, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Croatia is 1 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Croatia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9043 GPIA, in 1991.
That places Croatia 23rd out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Croatia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.9043 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9624 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9784 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9043 GPIA | 0.9043 GPIA | 0.9043 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9925 GPIA | 0.9624 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9978 GPIA | 0.9784 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 20 Republic of Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 21 Poland 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Albania 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Australia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Belgium 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Bulgaria 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Canada 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 France 1 GPIA compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Greece 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Israel 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Italy 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Luxembourg 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Malta 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Netherlands 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Norway 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Romania 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Slovakia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Slovenia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Croatia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,557 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 884 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 92,083 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.8399 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 66,671 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Croatia?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Croatia was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9043 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Croatia ranks 23rd out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release