Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 83.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia stood at 83.8%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia peaked at 83.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 2004.
That places Croatia 22nd out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64.3% | — |
| 2004 | 50.8% | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 74.4% | +39.2% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.0% | 50.8% | 64.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 74.4% | 78.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 80.0% | 83.8% | 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 83.8% 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 83.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 2004.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Croatia ranks 22nd out of 108 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 10.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release