Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both in Croatia

Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both was 17.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.0%
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
8th
of 82 countries
All-time high
17.0%
in 2023
All-time low
11.5%
in 2014
Years of data
10
2014–2023

Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Croatia, 2014–2023

0510152014201820232014: 11.5 %2015: 12.6 %2016: 13.1 %2017: 13.8 %2018: 14.4 %2019: 14.3 %2020: 14.7 %2021: 15.5 %2022: 15.5 %2023: 17 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 17.0% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Croatia peaked at 17.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2014.

Croatia ranks 8th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%) in Croatia, 2014 to 2023.
Year % Change
2014 11.5% —
2015 12.6% +9.5%
2016 13.1% +3.8%
2017 13.8% +4.9%
2018 14.4% +4.8%
2019 14.3% -1.1%
2020 14.7% +3.0%
2021 15.5% +5.1%
2022 15.5% +0.4%
2023 17.0% +9.9%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 17.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.7%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 17.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.6%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 13.3% 11.5% 14.4% 6
2020s 15.7% 14.7% 17.0% 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 5 Latvia 20.2% compare
  2. 6 Switzerland 19.1% compare
  3. 7 Bulgaria 18.9% compare
  4. 9 Sweden 17.0% compare
  5. 10 Iceland 16.7% compare
  6. 11 Czechia 16.6% compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

More education data for Croatia

All data for Croatia →

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 17.0% 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 17.0% in 2023.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2014.
How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
Croatia ranks 8th out of 82 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 47.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Croatia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 13 November 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/educational-attainment-rate-completed-master-s-or-equivalent-education-or-higher/croatia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/educational-attainment-rate-completed-master-s-or-equivalent-education-or-higher/croatia/">Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Croatia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
82 places, 904 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release