Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Croatia
Croatia: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 21.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Croatia, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 21.0% for female share of graduates in information and communication in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Croatia peaked at 32.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2012.
That places Croatia 55th out of 85 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 28.1% | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | -1.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 21.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 21.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.6%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.9% | 32.9% | 32.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 15.8% | 28.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 15.4% | 21.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53,231 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 172 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 59,775 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,903 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 325,996 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 147,483 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Croatia?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Croatia was 21.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2012.
- How does Croatia rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Croatia ranks 55th out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Information and Communication Technologies programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.