Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Croatia

Croatia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 62.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
62.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 168 countries
All-time high
69.0%
in 1999
All-time low
61.0%
in 2019
Years of data
25
1998–2023

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Croatia, 1998–2023

02040601998201020231998: 68.9 %1999: 69 %2000: 68.3 %2001: 67.9 %2002: 67.8 %2003: 67.9 %2005: 67.2 %2006: 66.2 %2007: 65.5 %2008: 65.2 %2009: 64.7 %2010: 65.6 %2011: 64 %2012: 63.8 %2013: 64.2 %2014: 63.8 %2015: 63.5 %2016: 62.8 %2017: 62.2 %2018: 61.4 %2019: 61 %2020: 61.2 %2021: 61.8 %2022: 62.6 %2023: 62.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 62.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Croatia peaked at 69.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2019.

That places Croatia 12th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%) in Croatia, 1998 to 2023.
Year % Change
1998 68.9%
1999 69.0% +0.1%
2000 68.3% -0.9%
2001 67.9% -0.7%
2002 67.8% -0.2%
2003 67.9% +0.2%
2005 67.2% -1.0%
2006 66.2% -1.6%
2007 65.5% -0.9%
2008 65.2% -0.6%
2009 64.7% -0.8%
2010 65.6% +1.5%
2011 64.0% -2.4%
2012 63.8% -0.4%
2013 64.2% +0.5%
2014 63.8% -0.5%
2015 63.5% -0.5%
2016 62.8% -1.2%
2017 62.2% -0.9%
2018 61.4% -1.2%
2019 61.0% -0.7%
2020 61.2% +0.4%
2021 61.8% +0.9%
2022 62.6% +1.3%
2023 62.9% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 69.0% 68.9% 69.0% 2
2000s 66.7% 64.7% 68.3% 9
2010s 63.2% 61.0% 65.6% 10
2020s 62.1% 61.2% 62.9% 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 9 Finland 65.0% compare
  2. 10 Austria 64.1% compare
  3. 11 Montenegro 63.8% compare
  4. 13 Slovakia 62.3% compare
  5. 14 Slovenia 62.3% compare
  6. 15 North Macedonia 61.2% compare

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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 62.9% 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 69.0% in 1999.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2019.
How does Croatia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Croatia ranks 12th out of 168 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 down 2.0%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
389 places, 9,066 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release