Primary school completion rate in Croatia

The primary completion rate in Croatia was 100.5% in 2023.

Measure: Primary school completion rate Unit: % of the relevant age group Data: 2001 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Croatia, 2023 100.5% % of the relevant age group
Change from 2022 +0.2percentage points 2022: 100.3%
European Union, 2023 97.4% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 98.8% Middle value of 22 countries
Position in 2023 32nd of 137 See the full ranking

Primary school completion rate in Croatia over time

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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school completion rate (% of the relevant age group), 2001 to 2024
Period CroatiaEuropean Union
2024 – 97.3%
2023 100.5% 97.4%
2022 100.3% 96.5%
2021 98.0% 97.2%
2020 100.5% 96.5%
2019 99.4% 96.5%
2018 100.8% 96.3%
2017 98.4% 97.4%
2016 97.5% 96.9%
2015 101.1% 97.7%
2014 97.7% 97.1%
2013 97.8% 97.6%
2012 98.0% 97.6%
2011 97.6% 98.4%
2010 97.4% 98.5%
2009 97.2% 98.7%
2008 97.1% 99.0%
2007 99.7% 98.9%
2006 100.2% 98.7%
2005 101.1% 98.9%
2004 – 99.3%
2003 102.0% 98.9%
2002 99.4% 99.3%
2001 102.2% 100.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 100.3% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 97.8%, the figure has changed by +2.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 137 countries with data for 2023, Croatia has the 32nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 97.4%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2023 for Croatia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics