Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia

Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.4356 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.4356 LPIA
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
43rd
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.4356 LPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.2565 LPIA
in 2001
Years of data
12
2001–2023

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia, 2001–2023

00.10.20.30.42001201220232001: 0.257 LPIA2011: 0.342 LPIA2013: 0.409 LPIA2014: 0.431 LPIA2015: 0.414 LPIA2016: 0.389 LPIA2018: 0.432 LPIA2019: 0.407 LPIA2020: 0.382 LPIA2021: 0.368 LPIA2022: 0.388 LPIA2023: 0.436 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia is 0.4356 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia peaked at 0.4356 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2565 LPIA, in 2001.

Croatia ranks 43rd of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Croatia, 2001 to 2023.
Year LPIA Change
2001 0.2565 LPIA
2011 0.3422 LPIA +33.4%
2013 0.4085 LPIA +19.4%
2014 0.4315 LPIA +5.6%
2015 0.4143 LPIA -4.0%
2016 0.3893 LPIA -6.0%
2018 0.4318 LPIA +10.9%
2019 0.4069 LPIA -5.8%
2020 0.382 LPIA -6.1%
2021 0.3679 LPIA -3.7%
2022 0.3881 LPIA +5.5%
2023 0.4356 LPIA +12.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2565 LPIA 0.2565 LPIA 0.2565 LPIA 1
2010s 0.4035 LPIA 0.3422 LPIA 0.4318 LPIA 7
2020s 0.3934 LPIA 0.3679 LPIA 0.4356 LPIA 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 40 Poland 0.4788 LPIA compare
  2. 41 Portugal 0.4466 LPIA compare
  3. 42 Ukraine 0.4446 LPIA compare
  4. 44 South Africa 0.4354 LPIA compare
  5. 45 Iceland 0.4303 LPIA compare
  6. 46 Thailand 0.4225 LPIA compare

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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 0.4356 LPIA 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 0.4356 LPIA in 2023.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2565 LPIA in 2001.
How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
Croatia ranks 43rd out of 91 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 6.6%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
91 places, 1,439 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release