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

Croatia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 70.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
70.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 168 countries
All-time high
75.4%
in 1998
All-time low
69.0%
in 2019
Years of data
25
1998–2023

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

0204060801998201020231998: 75.4 %1999: 75.4 %2000: 74.7 %2001: 74.3 %2002: 74.2 %2003: 74.2 %2005: 73.8 %2006: 73 %2007: 72.7 %2008: 72.4 %2009: 71.9 %2010: 71.5 %2011: 71 %2012: 70.8 %2013: 71.1 %2014: 70.7 %2015: 70.4 %2016: 70 %2017: 69.6 %2018: 69.2 %2019: 69 %2020: 69.3 %2021: 70 %2022: 70.5 %2023: 70.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Croatia is 70.6%, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Croatia peaked at 75.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2019.

That places Croatia 7th 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, both sexes (%) in Croatia, 1998 to 2023.
Year % Change
1998 75.4%
1999 75.4% -0.1%
2000 74.7% -1.0%
2001 74.3% -0.5%
2002 74.2% -0.2%
2003 74.2% +0.0%
2005 73.8% -0.5%
2006 73.0% -1.0%
2007 72.7% -0.4%
2008 72.4% -0.4%
2009 71.9% -0.6%
2010 71.5% -0.5%
2011 71.0% -0.7%
2012 70.8% -0.4%
2013 71.1% +0.4%
2014 70.7% -0.4%
2015 70.4% -0.5%
2016 70.0% -0.5%
2017 69.6% -0.7%
2018 69.2% -0.5%
2019 69.0% -0.4%
2020 69.3% +0.6%
2021 70.0% +0.9%
2022 70.5% +0.8%
2023 70.6% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 75.4% 75.4% 75.4% 2
2000s 73.5% 71.9% 74.7% 9
2010s 70.3% 69.0% 71.5% 10
2020s 70.1% 69.3% 70.6% 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 79.5% compare
  2. 5 Czechia 73.1% compare
  3. 6 Serbia 71.8% compare
  4. 8 Slovenia 69.9% compare
  5. 9 Netherlands 69.6% compare
  6. 10 Austria 69.1% 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 70.6% 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 75.4% in 1998.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2019.
How does Croatia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Croatia ranks 7th 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 0.6%. 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
389 places, 9,250 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release