Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia

Croatia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
6.7%
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
20th
of 101 countries
All-time high
17.8%
in 2002
All-time low
6.7%
in 2017
Years of data
16
1999–2017

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia, 1999–2017

051015201999200820171999: 14.7 %2000: 16 %2001: 17.2 %2002: 17.8 %2003: 15.4 %2005: 12.9 %2006: 13.3 %2007: 13.5 %2008: 11 %2009: 10.2 %2010: 8.4 %2012: 6.8 %2014: 7.7 %2015: 8.1 %2016: 7.2 %2017: 6.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia is 6.7%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 50.2% 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 20th out of 101 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%) in Croatia, 1999 to 2017.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.7% 14.7% 14.7% 1
2000s 14.1% 10.2% 17.8% 9
2010s 7.5% 6.7% 8.4% 6

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 17 Poland 7.4% compare
  2. 18 Czechia 7.3% compare
  3. 19 Estonia 6.8% compare
  4. 21 United States of America 6.5% compare
  5. 22 Türkiye 6.5% compare
  6. 23 Portugal 6.1% compare

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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 6.7% in 2017, 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 20th out of 101 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. 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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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,160 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.