Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia

Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 93.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
93.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
22nd
of 94 countries
All-time high
93.6%
in 2023
All-time low
66.8%
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2023

Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia, 2001–2023

0204060801002001201220232001: 66.8 %2006: 73.8 %2010: 82.2 %2011: 83.8 %2012: 86.6 %2013: 87.5 %2014: 90.1 %2015: 90.5 %2016: 90.1 %2017: 90 %2018: 89.1 %2019: 90.1 %2020: 91.8 %2021: 92.8 %2022: 93.3 %2023: 93.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 93.6% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia peaked at 93.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2001.

Croatia ranks 22nd of 94 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%) in Croatia, 2001 to 2023.
Year % Change
2001 66.8%
2006 73.8% +10.6%
2010 82.2% +11.3%
2011 83.8% +2.0%
2012 86.6% +3.2%
2013 87.5% +1.0%
2014 90.1% +3.0%
2015 90.5% +0.5%
2016 90.1% -0.5%
2017 90.0% -0.1%
2018 89.1% -0.9%
2019 90.1% +1.1%
2020 91.8% +2.0%
2021 92.8% +1.0%
2022 93.3% +0.6%
2023 93.6% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70.3% 66.8% 73.8% 2
2010s 88.0% 82.2% 90.5% 10
2020s 92.9% 91.8% 93.6% 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 19 Sweden 94.1% compare
  2. 20 Tonga 93.7% compare
  3. 21 Kazakhstan 93.6% compare
  4. 23 Belgium 92.8% compare
  5. 24 Bulgaria 92.6% compare
  6. 25 Luxembourg 91.6% compare

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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 93.6% 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 93.6% in 2023.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2001.
How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
Croatia ranks 22nd 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 7.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
94 places, 1,295 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release