Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Croatia
Croatia: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 25.56 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Croatia, 2006–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 25.56 for share of the population with a completed post secondary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Croatia peaked at 25.56 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.93, in 2007.
Croatia ranks 63rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13.98 | — |
| 2007 | 13.93 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 14.23 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 15.18 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 16.56 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 17.05 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 18.45 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 19.45 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 20.72 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 21 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 21.63 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 22.77 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 22.7 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 23.04 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 23.28 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 23.46 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 25.56 | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.33 | 13.93 | 15.18 | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.04 | 16.56 | 22.77 | 9 |
| 2020s | 23.83 | 23.04 | 25.56 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,441 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Croatia?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Croatia was 25.56 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.56 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.93 in 2007.
- How does Croatia rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Croatia ranks 63rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with a completed post secondary education rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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