Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA short-cycle in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA short-cycle was 0.8598 NPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.8598 NPIA
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
27th
of 32 countries
All-time high
0.9781 NPIA
in 2011
All-time low
0.7468 NPIA
in 2014
Years of data
18
2006–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 0.8598 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia peaked at 0.9781 NPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7468 NPIA, in 2014.
Croatia ranks 27th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA short-cycle in Croatia, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8787 NPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8847 NPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9052 NPIA | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9204 NPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9452 NPIA | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9781 NPIA | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9264 NPIA | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9116 NPIA | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7468 NPIA | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.89 NPIA | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 0.804 NPIA | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7476 NPIA | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7642 NPIA | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.794 NPIA | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8527 NPIA | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8738 NPIA | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8414 NPIA | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8598 NPIA | +2.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.8598 NPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 NPIA, 81% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.8598 NPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 NPIA, 81% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8973 NPIA | 0.8787 NPIA | 0.9204 NPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8508 NPIA | 0.7468 NPIA | 0.9781 NPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8569 NPIA | 0.8414 NPIA | 0.8738 NPIA | 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 0.8598 NPIA 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 0.9781 NPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7468 NPIA in 2014.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Croatia ranks 27th out of 32 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 down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release