Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.8598 NPIA in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia, 2006β2023
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.
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 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (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