Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 14.8% 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 14.8%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia peaked at 14.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2009.
Croatia ranks 49th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.9% | — |
| 2000 | 11.0% | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +25.1% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 6.8% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 6.9% | 12.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.3% | 14.8% | 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 14.8% 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 14.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2009.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Croatia ranks 49th 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 87.9%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release