Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education in Croatia
Croatia: Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education was 77.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education in Croatia, 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 77.3% for share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education in Croatia peaked at 81.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 2022.
Croatia ranks 19th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 78.5% | — |
| 2009 | 77.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 81.3% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.0% | 77.6% | 78.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 78.4% | 81.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Croatia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 147,483 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0382 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 71,520 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education in Croatia?
- Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education in Croatia was 77.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 2022.
- How does Croatia rank for share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education?
- Croatia ranks 19th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of students who achieve minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education. This data includes only students enrolled in school.