Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 18.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Croatia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 18.2% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Croatia peaked at 18.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2005.
That places Croatia 23rd out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.6% | — |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -23.6% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 10.1% | 17.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 12.7% | 17.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 18.1% | 18.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 20 North Macedonia 18.7% compare
- 21 Cameroon 18.5% compare
- 22 Trinidad and Tobago 18.3% compare
- 24 Lebanon 18.0% compare
- 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.9% compare
- 26 Greece 17.8% compare
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 18.2% 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 18.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2005.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Croatia ranks 23rd out of 122 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 28.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release