Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Croatia
Croatia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 78.5% 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
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Croatia stood at 78.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Croatia peaked at 82.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 76.9%, in 2019.
Croatia ranks 5th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 | 82.0% | — |
| 1999 | 81.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.1% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 80.6% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 80.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 79.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 79.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.9% | 81.9% | 82.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 79.2% | 81.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 76.9% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 77.4% | 78.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 78.5% 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 82.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.9% in 2019.
- How does Croatia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Croatia ranks 5th 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 up 0.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release