Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 9.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Croatia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Croatia is 9.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Croatia peaked at 9.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2001.
That places Croatia 131st out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8% | — |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -27.2% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +134.5% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +53.5% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +28.3% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +1.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 9.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.2%, 42% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 9.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.1%, 51% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +134.5% | 0.7% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.7% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.5% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 4 |
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 percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Croatia?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Croatia was 9.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Croatia ranks 131st out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release