Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Croatia
Croatia: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 70.6% 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
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 … upper both sexes vocational in Croatia, year by year
| 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% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 70.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.7%, 2.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 70.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.1%, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Croatia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53,231 (2023)
- 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)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release