Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 98.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia stood at 98.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia peaked at 98.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 2007.
That places Croatia 15th out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 91.3% | — |
| 2007 | 90.5% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 92.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 93.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.0% | 90.5% | 94.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 92.2% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.6% | 98.6% | 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 98.6% 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 98.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 2007.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Croatia ranks 15th out of 31 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 4.2%. 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, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release