Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia

Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 79.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
79.7%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
20th
of 111 countries
All-time high
79.7%
in 2023
All-time low
54.0%
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2023

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia, 2001–2023

0204060802001201220232001: 54 %2007: 66.2 %2011: 68.4 %2012: 69.9 %2013: 70 %2014: 70.2 %2015: 71.1 %2016: 70.7 %2017: 71.1 %2018: 71.6 %2019: 74.1 %2020: 75.5 %2021: 76.2 %2022: 78.2 %2023: 79.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 79.7% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia peaked at 79.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2001.

Croatia ranks 20th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60.1% 54.0% 66.2% 2
2010s 70.8% 68.4% 74.1% 9
2020s 77.4% 75.5% 79.7% 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 17 Slovenia 83.2% compare
  2. 18 Latvia 82.8% compare
  3. 19 Sweden 80.8% compare
  4. 21 Canada 79.5% compare
  5. 22 Hungary 79.2% compare
  6. 23 United Kingdom 79.2% compare

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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 79.7% 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 79.7% in 2023.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2001.
How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
Croatia ranks 20th out of 111 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 13.9%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
111 places, 1,721 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release