Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 23.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia stood at 23.5%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia peaked at 40.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2023.
Croatia ranks 80th of 122 countries on this measure, 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 tertiary education graduating from in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29.6% | — |
| 2001 | 26.6% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 26.6% | 40.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 25.9% | 40.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.5% | 24.3% | 3 |
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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia was 23.5% 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 40.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Croatia ranks 80th out of 122 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 41.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release