Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia is 99.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2001.
That places Croatia 31st out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 82.4% | — |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.5% | 82.4% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 93.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.2% | 99.0% | 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 99.0% 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 100.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2001.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Croatia ranks 31st out of 103 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 2.3%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release