Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary was 27.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Croatia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 27.4% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Croatia peaked at 27.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2007.
Croatia ranks 62nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13.3% | — |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | +9.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 27.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 41.0%, 67% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 27.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.3%, 72% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.0% | 15.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 16.4% | 23.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 24.6% | 27.4% | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Croatia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Croatia was 27.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2007.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Croatia ranks 62nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release