Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant male in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant male was 97.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 97.8% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia peaked at 97.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 2006.
Croatia ranks 16th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant male in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 91.5% | — |
| 2007 | 93.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 97.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 97.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.4%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.0% | 91.5% | 93.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 94.9% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.1% | 97.8% | 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 97.8% 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 97.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 2006.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Croatia ranks 16th out of 39 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 2.5%. 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release