Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Croatia
Croatia: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 25.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Croatia, 1991–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 25.6% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Croatia peaked at 25.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1991.
Croatia ranks 51st of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.4% | 15.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 16.6% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.0% | 25.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 13,441 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.2% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.1% (2023)
- Labor force, total 1.74 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Croatia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Croatia was 25.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1991.
- How does Croatia rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Croatia ranks 51st out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.