Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9979 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 0.9979 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9455 GPIA, in 2001.
Croatia ranks 44th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9455 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9754 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9811 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9826 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.981 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9794 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9896 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9895 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9929 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.993 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9923 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9933 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9932 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9954 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9965 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9954 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9972 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9979 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9856 GPIA | 0.9455 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9899 GPIA | 0.9794 GPIA | 0.9954 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9968 GPIA | 0.9954 GPIA | 0.9979 GPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Croatia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia was 0.9979 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9455 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Croatia ranks 44th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release