Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Croatia
Gross tertiary enrolment in Croatia was 81.2% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2001.
Croatia, 2023
81.2%
Change from 2022
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2023
79.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
80.0%
Position in 2023
22nd of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Croatia over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Croatia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | 79.5% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | 79.6% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | 77.9% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | 75.0% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | 74.0% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | 72.9% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | 71.8% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | 70.5% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | 69.8% |
| 2014 | 68.6% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | 66.7% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | 67.4% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | 65.6% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | 62.8% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | 61.6% |
| 2004 | 44.1% | 60.0% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | 58.0% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | 55.7% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | 53.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 80.8% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 66.7%, the figure has changed by +14.5 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Croatia has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 79.5%.
More for Croatia
All statistics for Croatia
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
42.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
101.2%
2023 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
10.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
2.1%u (Low reliability)
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
6.5%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
8.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT