Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 22.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Croatia, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 22.0% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Croatia peaked at 22.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2014.
That places Croatia 47th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.6% | 18.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 18.8% | 22.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 44 Chile 22.3% compare
- 45 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 22.3%
- 46 Slovenia, Republic of 22.0% compare
- 48 Czech Republic 22.0% compare
- 49 North Macedonia, Republic of 20.0% compare
- 50 Serbia, Republic of 20.0% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Croatia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Croatia was 22.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2014.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Croatia ranks 47th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release