Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 78.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 78.2% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia peaked at 78.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 2006.
That places Croatia 19th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 secondary education or in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 54.1% | — |
| 2007 | 57.7% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 65.4% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 73.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 78.2% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.9% | 54.1% | 60.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 60.9% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 73.8% | 78.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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 78.2% 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 78.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 2006.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Croatia ranks 19th out of 40 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 16.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release