Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Total rose 0.515% to 19.5% in Croatia in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Total in Croatia reached an all time high of 33.4% in 2004 and an all time low of 19.4% in 2015.
Croatia has been ranked 20th within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Total, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Total | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Albania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.1% | 21.1% | 20.5% | 20.1% | 18.5% | ||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croatia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.1% | 24.9% | 23.2% | 22.0% | 20.5% | ||||||||
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.3% | 24.6% | 23.4% | 22.4% | 21.2% | ||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48.7% | 47.8% | 46.6% | 45.6% | 44.5% | ||||||||
| Montenegro | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Romania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.1% | 31.3% | 30.5% | 30.0% | 32.1% | ||||||||
| Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.7% | 18.7% | 18.0% | 17.6% | 17.2% |