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
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Croatia, 1998–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Croatia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 325,996 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2332 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,441 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 163,719 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3395 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,277 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8044 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 115,678 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.54 % change on previous year (2023)
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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February 2026 Data Release