Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 81.4% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia, 2001β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Croatia is 81.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% 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 81.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 2003.
Croatia ranks 33rd of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.3% | 59.2% | 67.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 67.9% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 77.9% | 81.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 30 Germany 81.9% compare
- 31 Puerto Rico 81.8% compare
- 32 Republic of Korea 81.5% compare
- 34 Tajikistan 80.7% compare
- 35 United Kingdom 80.5% compare
- 36 Bulgaria 80.2% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (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 81.4% 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 81.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2003.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Croatia ranks 33rd out of 142 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release