Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 27.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 27.4% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia peaked at 27.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1991.
Croatia ranks 53rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +161.3% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | +9.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 27.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.7%, 71% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 27.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.3%, 74% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +161.3% | 4.9% | 12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.3% | 15.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 16.4% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 24.6% | 27.4% | 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 27.4% 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 27.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1991.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Croatia ranks 53rd out of 128 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 45.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release