Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant both in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant both was 82.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia stood at 82.3%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia peaked at 82.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2006.
Croatia ranks 17th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant both in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 63.0% | — |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 73.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 74.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 80.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | +1.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 82.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80.4%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 82.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.1%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.0% | 63.0% | 68.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.9% | 68.6% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 79.0% | 82.3% | 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 82.3% 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 82.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2006.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Croatia ranks 17th out of 42 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 11.8%. 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release