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. ▲ Rising
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Croatia, 1999–2017
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.
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 34.06 | — |
| 2001 | 38.61 | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 36.1 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 34.85 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 32.83 | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 35.11 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 31.87 | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 33.31 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 34.06 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 37.63 | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 34.65 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 36.38 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 35.22 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 37.92 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 38.91 | +2.6% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 38.91 is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.99, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 38.91 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.1, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More gender data for Croatia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 483.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,243 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,243 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.5301 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,947 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,067 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,641 (2025)
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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Proportion of female graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields at the tertiary level of education.