Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Croatia
Croatia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 29.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Croatia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 29.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Croatia peaked at 31.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 1998.
That places Croatia 185th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.6% | — |
| 1999 | 24.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 25.3% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 25.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 25.3% | 28.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 28.5% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.4% | 30.7% | 4 |
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Croatia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Croatia was 29.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 1998.
- How does Croatia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Croatia ranks 185th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release