Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.4% 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 9.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia peaked at 9.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1999.
That places Croatia 62nd out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +55.3% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +42.9% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +34.3% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.6% | 7.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.3% | 9.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 59 Switzerland 9.7% compare
- 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.6% compare
- 61 Philippines 9.5% compare
- 63 Benin 9.1% compare
- 64 Honduras 9.1% compare
- 65 Estonia 8.9% compare
More education data for Croatia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 172 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 59,775 (2023)
- 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)
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 9.4% 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 9.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1999.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Croatia ranks 62nd 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 13.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release