Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Croatia
Croatia: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Croatia, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Croatia is 0.9%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Croatia peaked at 1.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.
That places Croatia 65th out of 173 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0382 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Croatia?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Croatia was 0.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
- How does Croatia rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 65th out of 173 countries with data for 2021.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release