Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 7.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia peaked at 8.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1999.
Croatia ranks 64th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.9% | — |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +92.3% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +39.5% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +32.3% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +36.1% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.2% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 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 7.9% 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 8.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1999.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Croatia ranks 64th 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 12.8%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release