Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender was 0.944 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia is 0.944 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia peaked at 0.944 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7634 GPIA, in 2001.
Croatia ranks 52nd of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Croatia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7634 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.8433 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.811 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8682 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8993 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9205 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9213 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9193 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9184 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.91 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9236 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9332 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9415 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9371 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.944 GPIA | +0.7% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.944 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9904 GPIA, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.944 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9904 GPIA, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8059 GPIA | 0.7634 GPIA | 0.8433 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9101 GPIA | 0.8682 GPIA | 0.9236 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9389 GPIA | 0.9332 GPIA | 0.944 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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 educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia was 0.944 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.944 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7634 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Croatia ranks 52nd out of 94 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release