Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 20.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia is 20.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia peaked at 36.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2023.
That places Croatia 89th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23.6% | — |
| 2000 | 21.2% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | +28.7% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 21.2% | 35.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 22.9% | 36.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 20.9% | 21.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia was 20.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Croatia ranks 89th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release