Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9217 GPIA, in 2007.
That places Croatia 9th out of 28 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9357 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9217 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9365 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9525 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9558 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9394 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9561 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9671 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9636 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.959 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9682 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9674 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9741 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.972 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9742 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9943 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9366 GPIA | 0.9217 GPIA | 0.9525 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9601 GPIA | 0.9394 GPIA | 0.9741 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9854 GPIA | 0.972 GPIA | 1 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 1 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 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9217 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Croatia ranks 9th out of 28 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 4.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release