Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.5% 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 6.5%.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia peaked at 8.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2016.
That places Croatia 15th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 7.9% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +26.6% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +98.4% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.5% | 8.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 7.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.5% | 6.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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 6.5% 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 8.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2016.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Croatia ranks 15th 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 78.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release