Share of the population with lower secondary education in Croatia
Croatia: Share of the population with lower secondary education was 95.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Croatia, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with lower secondary education in Croatia is 95.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with lower secondary education in Croatia peaked at 95.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1991.
That places Croatia 22nd out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.0% | — |
| 2001 | 78.3% | +70.2% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 93.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 78.3% | 89.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 89.2% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.6% | 95.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 19 Canada 96.4% compare
- 20 Montenegro 96.1% compare
- 21 Bahamas 96.1% compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 95.7% compare
- 24 Sweden 95.4% compare
- 25 Cayman Islands 95.3% compare
More education data for Croatia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 325,996 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2332 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,441 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 163,719 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3395 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,277 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8044 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 115,678 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.54 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with lower secondary education in Croatia?
- Share of the population with lower secondary education in Croatia was 95.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1991.
- How does Croatia rank for share of the population with lower secondary education?
- Croatia ranks 22nd out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with lower secondary education rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 the population with lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed lower secondary education or higher.