Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Croatia

Croatia: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education was 38.91 in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
38.91
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
25th
of 96 countries
All-time high
38.91
in 2017
All-time low
31.87
in 2007
Years of data
15
1999–2017

Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Croatia, 1999–2017

0102030401999200820171999: 34.12001: 38.62002: 36.12003: 34.82005: 32.82006: 35.12007: 31.92008: 33.32009: 34.12010: 37.62012: 34.62014: 36.42015: 35.22016: 37.92017: 38.9

Source: UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 38.91 for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in 2017. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Croatia peaked at 38.91 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31.87, in 2007.

Croatia ranks 25th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.06 34.06 34.06 1
2000s 34.59 31.87 38.61 8
2010s 36.79 34.65 38.91 6

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 22 Aruba 40 compare
  2. 23 Armenia 39.81 compare
  3. 24 Italy 39.52 compare
  4. 26 Georgia 38.68 compare
  5. 27 Puerto Rico 38.5 compare
  6. 28 Estonia 38.38 compare

See the full ranking of 96 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Croatia?
Share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Croatia was 38.91 in 2017, according to UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 38.91 in 2017.
What is the lowest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 31.87 in 2007.
How does Croatia rank for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education?
Croatia ranks 25th out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education
Source
UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,089 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of female graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields at the tertiary level of education.