Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 0.8229 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia is 0.8229 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia peaked at 0.8259 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5959 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Croatia 74th 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 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Croatia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5959 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.7077 GPIA | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7138 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7553 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.741 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7548 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7806 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7884 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7846 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7882 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8143 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8259 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8229 GPIA | -0.4% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.8229 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 82% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.8229 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9674 GPIA, 85% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5959 GPIA | 0.5959 GPIA | 0.5959 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7533 GPIA | 0.7077 GPIA | 0.7884 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8128 GPIA | 0.7882 GPIA | 0.8259 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 upper secondary education or in Croatia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia was 0.8229 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 0.8259 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5959 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Croatia ranks 74th 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 15.3%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release