Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 28.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Croatia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Croatia is 28.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Croatia peaked at 28.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2006.
Croatia ranks 29th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26.0% | — |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 18.1% | 27.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 20.4% | 27.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 28.4% | 28.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Croatia?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Croatia was 28.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2006.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Croatia ranks 29th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release