Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female was 94.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia is 94.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia peaked at 94.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 1991.
Croatia ranks 28th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36.6% | — |
| 2001 | 71.9% | +96.3% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 87.9% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 93.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 94.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 94.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.5%, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +96.3% | 36.6% | 71.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.6% | 36.6% | 36.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.7% | 71.9% | 85.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 85.2% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 92.6% | 94.1% | 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 94.1% 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 94.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 1991.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Croatia ranks 28th out of 132 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 5.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release