Croatia

Adult literacy in Croatia

Adult literacy in Croatia: 96.7% in 1991 and 98.2% in 2001, by UNESCO estimates.

Latest, 2001
98.2%
Since 1991
+1.5 percentage points
World, 2001
81.4%
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% of adults · UNESCO

Adult literacy in CroatiaAdult literacy in Croatia: 96.7% in 1991 and 98.2% in 2001, by UNESCO estimates. The world as a whole: 81.4% in 2001.
Estimates, UNESCOWorld

Every year

% of adults · UNESCO

YearCroatiaWorld
2024–87.7
2023–87.6
2022–87.4
2021–87.2
2020–87
2019–86.8
2018–86.8
2017–86.5
2016–86.3
2015–86
2014–85.6
2013–85.2
2012–84.9
2011–84.7
2010–84.4
2009–83.8
2008–83.5
2007–83.1
2006–82.5
2005–82.6
2004–82.6
2003–82.2
2002–81.7
200198.281.4
2000–81.1
1999–80.9
1998–80.5
1997–79.3
1996–77.3
1995–76.9
1994–76.4
1993–76
1992–75.5
199196.775.1
1990–74.6
1989–74.1
1988–73.6
1987–71.9
1986–71.3
1985–70.7
1984–70.2
1983–69.5
1982–68.9
1981–68.4
1980–67.8
1979–67.2
1978–66.5
1977–65.9
1976–65.6
1975–65.4

Good to know

  • The share of people aged 15 and over who can read and write a short, simple statement about their everyday life.
  • Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, via the World Bank.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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