Upper secondary completion in Croatia

In Croatia, 97.5% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.

Measure: Completion rate, upper secondary education Unit: % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age Data: 2006 to 2021 Source: UNESCO UIS
Croatia, 2021 97.5% % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
Change from 2020 +0.1percentage points 2020: 97.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 87.5% Middle value of 22 countries

Upper secondary completion in Croatia over time

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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Completion rate, upper secondary education (% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age), 2006 to 2021
Period Croatia
2021 97.5%
2020 97.3%
2019 97.0%
2018 96.0%
2017 96.7%
2016 96.2%
2015 96.2%
2014 96.5%
2013 95.0%
2012 94.3%
2011 95.9%
2010 94.2%
2009 93.4%
2008 94.7%
2007 95.4%
2006 94.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 97.3% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 95.9%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
CR.3 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2006 to 2021 for Croatia
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org