Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9972 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
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 0.9972 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Croatia peaked at 0.9972 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9814 GPIA, in 2006.
Croatia ranks 26th of 37 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9814 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9818 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9876 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9868 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9844 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9844 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.987 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9876 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9917 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9898 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9892 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9918 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9922 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9939 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9966 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9947 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.995 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9972 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9844 GPIA | 0.9814 GPIA | 0.9876 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9892 GPIA | 0.9844 GPIA | 0.9939 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9959 GPIA | 0.9947 GPIA | 0.9972 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 0.9972 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 0.9972 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9814 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Croatia ranks 26th out of 37 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 1.0%. 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, non-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