Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Croatia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 0.4% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Croatia peaked at 0.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2007.
That places Croatia 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Croatia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- 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)
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 0.4% 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 0.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Croatia ranks 60th out of 120 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 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release