Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia is 5.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Croatia peaked at 7.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1999.
That places Croatia 64th 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 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +187.5% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +31.9% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +25.6% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +88.8% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -25.8% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +39.1% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -24.6% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 7.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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 5.6% 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 7.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1999.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Croatia ranks 64th 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 7.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release