Lower secondary completion rate, total in Croatia
Croatia: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 100.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Croatia, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, lower secondary completion rate, total in Croatia stood at 100.1%.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Croatia peaked at 103.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 95.8%, in 2008.
That places Croatia 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 101.7% | — |
| 2002 | 103.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 100.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 100.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 95.8% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 101.4% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 101.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 100.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 95.8% | 103.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 96.1% | 101.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 98.6% | 101.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Croatia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Croatia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Croatia was 100.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 103.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.8% in 2008.
- How does Croatia rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Croatia ranks 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.