Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant female in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant female was 94.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia is 94.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia peaked at 94.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 2006.
That places Croatia 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 female in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 82.5% | — |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 94.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.8%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 94.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.8%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.0% | 82.5% | 86.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 88.5% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 93.2% | 94.4% | 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 94.4% 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 94.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 2006.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Croatia ranks 16th out of 36 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 5.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release