Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 77.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 77.2% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia peaked at 77.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2003.
That places Croatia 41st out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 50.5% | — |
| 2002 | 51.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 60.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 63.2% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.5% | 50.0% | 59.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 60.1% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 72.3% | 77.2% | 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 77.2% 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 77.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2003.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Croatia ranks 41st out of 141 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 17.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release