Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location 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 … tertiary short-cycle location 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% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.4356 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.592 LPIA, 74% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.4356 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5464 LPIA, 80% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53,231 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 172 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 59,775 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,903 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 325,996 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 147,483 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release