Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.483 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
Croatia recorded 0.483 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia peaked at 0.5006 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2532 LPIA, in 2001.
That places Croatia 45th out of 87 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.2532 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.354 LPIA | +39.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4552 LPIA | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 0.458 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4894 LPIA | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5006 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4678 LPIA | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4778 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4528 LPIA | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4774 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4972 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.483 LPIA | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2532 LPIA | 0.2532 LPIA | 0.2532 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4576 LPIA | 0.354 LPIA | 0.5006 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4776 LPIA | 0.4528 LPIA | 0.4972 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 0.483 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 0.5006 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2532 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Croatia ranks 45th out of 87 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 6.1%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release