Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.14 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia stood at 1.14 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Croatia peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6032 GPIA, in 1991.
Croatia ranks 45th of 127 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 gender in Croatia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6032 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8434 GPIA | +39.8% |
| 2002 | 0.84 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8218 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8291 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8249 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8967 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.874 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9564 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9863 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1.14 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1.14 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender 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 | +39.8% | 0.6032 GPIA | 0.8434 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6032 GPIA | 0.6032 GPIA | 0.6032 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8809 GPIA | 0.8218 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9863 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 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 1.14 GPIA 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 1.14 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6032 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Croatia ranks 45th out of 127 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 9.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release