Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 17.3% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Croatia, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Croatia stood at 17.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Croatia peaked at 17.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2014.
Croatia ranks 5th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.0% | 14.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 14.9% | 17.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 2 Slovak Republic 23.2% compare
- 3 Bulgaria 18.8% compare
- 4 Luxembourg 17.4% compare
- 6 Iceland 16.5% compare
- 7 Czechia 16.3% compare
- 8 Switzerland 16.0% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Croatia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Croatia was 17.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2014.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Croatia ranks 5th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release