Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 16.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia is 16.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia peaked at 16.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2001.
That places Croatia 40th out of 89 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.8% | — |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +87.4% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 8.9% | 14.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.0% | 16.3% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia was 16.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2001.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Croatia ranks 40th out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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