Educational attainment rate … female immigrant short-cycle tertiary in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate … female immigrant short-cycle tertiary was 22.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia stood at 22.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.0% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia peaked at 22.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2006.
Croatia ranks 27th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female immigrant short-cycle tertiary in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.4% | — |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +29.4% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +21.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 22.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.0%, 59% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 22.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.9%, 63% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.4% | 13.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 13.3% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 17.6% | 22.0% | 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 22.0% 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 22.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2006.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Croatia ranks 27th out of 30 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 53.1%. 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, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release