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
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia, 2001–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release