Tertiary education, academic staff in Croatia
Croatia: Tertiary education, academic staff was 51.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Croatia, 1993–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2023, tertiary education, academic staff in Croatia stood at 51.1%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Croatia peaked at 51.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 1995.
Croatia ranks 40th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 34.6% | — |
| 1994 | 33.4% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 32.8% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 33.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.8% | 32.8% | 34.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 41.2% | 42.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 43.7% | 49.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.1% | 51.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Croatia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Croatia?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Croatia was 51.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 1995.
- How does Croatia rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Croatia ranks 40th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.