Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 97.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia is 97.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia peaked at 97.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2001.
That places Croatia 20th out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 87.5% | — |
| 2007 | 88.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 89.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 94.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 87.5% | 89.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 91.0% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.3% | 97.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 17 Switzerland 98.1% compare
- 18 United States of America 97.7% compare
- 19 Mongolia 97.3% compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 96.8% compare
- 22 Serbia 96.7% compare
- 23 Romania 96.3% 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (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 97.0% 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 97.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2001.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Croatia ranks 20th out of 97 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 1.8%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release