Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 8.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia peaked at 17.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2017.
That places Croatia 10th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 14.7% | — |
| 2000 | 16.0% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +46.5% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 10.2% | 17.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 6.7% | 9.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 3 |
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More education data for Croatia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,441 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (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 8.6% 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 17.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2017.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Croatia ranks 10th out of 124 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 26.7%. 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release