Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.5% 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 7.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia peaked at 9.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2015.
Croatia ranks 93rd of 126 countries on this measure, 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 | 6.7% | — |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -30.4% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +55.6% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 4.5% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.9% | 7.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Croatia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,557 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 884 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 92,083 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.8399 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 66,671 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % 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 7.5% 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 9.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2015.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Croatia ranks 93rd out of 126 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 up 51.6%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release