Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.6% 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 5.6%.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia peaked at 7.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2005.
Croatia ranks 41st of 121 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 | 6.4% | — |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -24.0% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.3% | 7.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- 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)
- 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)
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 5.6% 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 7.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2005.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Croatia ranks 41st out of 121 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 9.8%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release