Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male was 15.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Croatia, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Croatia stood at 15.5%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Croatia peaked at 15.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2014.
Croatia ranks 14th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.4% | — |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | +11.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 15.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 15.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.0%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 11.4% | 14.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.4% | 15.5% | 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 master's or equivalent in Croatia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Croatia was 15.5% 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 15.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2014.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Croatia ranks 14th out of 81 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 35.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release