Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 23.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Croatia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Croatia stood at 23.5%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Croatia peaked at 23.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2008.
That places Croatia 63rd out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.6% | 14.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 16.7% | 21.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 21.4% | 23.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (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 23.5% 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 23.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2008.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Croatia ranks 63rd out of 108 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 30.6%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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