Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 10.5%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia peaked at 10.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2005.
Croatia ranks 12th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.9% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +35.9% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.1% | 9.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 5.9% | 9.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.4% | 10.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 147,483 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0382 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 71,520 (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 10.5% 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 10.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2005.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Croatia ranks 12th out of 123 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 31.3%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release