Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 18.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 18.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia peaked at 18.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2010.
That places Croatia 48th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 13.2% | — |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +29.4% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 8.7% | 13.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 8.7% | 16.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.2% | 18.7% | 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 18.7% 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 18.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2010.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Croatia ranks 48th 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 up 84.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release