Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9337 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia stood at 0.9337 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia peaked at 0.9337 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7124 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Croatia 68th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.773 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.7124 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7138 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7352 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8442 GPIA | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8615 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8491 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8651 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8697 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8716 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8832 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8797 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8907 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9076 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9131 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9337 GPIA | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7336 GPIA | 0.7124 GPIA | 0.773 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8655 GPIA | 0.8442 GPIA | 0.8832 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9113 GPIA | 0.8907 GPIA | 0.9337 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 65 Greece 0.9488 GPIA compare
- 66 Switzerland 0.946 GPIA compare
- 67 Austria 0.9386 GPIA compare
- 69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9315 GPIA compare
- 70 Tajikistan 0.9288 GPIA compare
- 71 Rwanda 0.9285 GPIA compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia was 0.9337 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9337 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7124 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Croatia ranks 68th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release