First Release

Year: LIX.
Zagreb, 27 June 2022
OBR-2022-4-4

ISSN 1334-0557

STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY STUDY OR COMPLETED PROFESSIONAL STUDY, 2021

A total of 33 415 students graduated from university study or completed professional study in 2021. The share of female students in that number amounted to 20 369, that is, 61.0%.

More female students among students who graduated from university study or completed professional study

Out of the total of 33 415 students who graduated from university study or completed professional study, 4.0% graduated from or completed the study at schools of professional higher education, 13.3% at polytechnics, 80.5% at faculties (12.7% at professional studies and 67.8% at university studies) and 2.2% at art academies.

The highest share of female students graduated from or completed professional study was recorded at art academies, 65.2%, followed by university studies at faculties, 63.4%, professional studies at faculties, 59.6%, polytechnics, 53.8%, and schools of professional higher education, 45.7%.

The largest number of students graduated from an undergraduate university study

According to the Bologna programme, the largest number of students, 30.5% of them, graduated from an undergraduate university study, followed by 30.0% who graduated from a graduate university study, 21.6% from an undergraduate professional study, 9.3% from an integrated undergraduate and graduate study, 8.4% from a specialist professional graduate study and 0.1% who completed an undergraduate short professional study. Out of the total number of students, 0.1% of them graduated from or completed the study according to the pre-Bologna programme.

The largest number of students who graduated from university study or completed professional study were in the 20 to 24 age group

Regarding age, the largest number of students who graduated from university study or completed professional study was classified in the 22 – 24 age group (46.1%) and the smallest one in the 37 – 39 age group (1.5%). There were 3.5% of students in the up-to-21 age group, 31.6% of students in the 25 – 27 age group, 7.7% in the 28 – 30 age group, 3.5% in the 31 – 33 age group, 2.3% in the 34 – 36 age group, and 3.8% in the 40-and-over age group.

The greatest number of students graduated from or completed study in the field of Social sciences

In 2021, the greatest number of students graduated from or completed study in the field of Social sciences (42.7%), followed by Engineering (25.6%), Biomedicine and health (11.6%), Humanities (6.4%), Biotechnical sciences (5.3%), Natural sciences (4.4%) and Artistic field (2.3%). The smallest number of students graduated from or completed study in the Interdisciplinary fields of science (1.7%).

 

1 STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY STUDY OR COMPLETED PROFESSIONAL STUDY AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, BY TYPE OF INSTITUTION, TYPE OF STUDY AND SEX, 2021

     Sex Total Schools of professional higher education Polytechnics  Faculties Art academies
Total Professional study University study
Institutions of higher education  All 33 415 1 341 4 453 26 905 4 249 22 656 716
  Male 13 046 728 2 059 10 010 1 715 8 295 249
  Female 20 369 613 2 394 16 895 2 534 14 361 467
According to pre-Bologna programme All 8 - - 8 - 8 -
  Male 6 - - 6 - 6 -
  Female 2 - - 2 - 2 -
Undergraduate university study All 8 - - 8 - 8 -
  Male 6 - - 6 - 6 -
  Female 2 - - 2 - 2 -
According to Bologna programme All 33 407 1 341 4 453 26 897 4 249 22 648 716
  Male 13 040 728 2 059 10 004 1 715 8 289 249
  Female 20 367 613 2 394 16 893 2 534 14 359 467
Undergraduate short professional study All 4 - 1 3 3 - -
  Male 3 - 1 2 2 - -
  Female 1 - - 1 1 - -
Undergraduate professional study All 7 229 940 3 184 3 105 3 105 - -
  Male 3 211 518 1 376 1 317 1 317 - -
  Female 4 018 422 1 808 1 788 1 788 - -
Specialist professional graduate study All 2 810 401 1 268 1 141 1 141 - -
  Male 1 288 210 682 396 396 - -
  Female 1 522 191 586 745 745 - -
Undergraduate university study All 10 178 - - 9 852 - 9 852 326
  Male 3 818 - - 3 709 - 3 709 109
  Female 6 360 - - 6 143 - 6 143 217
Graduate university study All 10 024 - - 9 764 - 9 764 260
  Male 3 774 - - 3 696 - 3 696 78
  Female 6 250 - - 6 068 - 6 068 182
Integrated undergraduate and graduate study All 3 162 - - 3 032 - 3 032 130
  Male 946 - - 884 - 884 62
  Female 2 216 - - 2 148 - 2 148 68

G-1 STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY STUDY OR COMPLETED PROFESSIONAL STUDY, BY TYPE OF INSTITUTION, 2021

2 STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY STUDY OR COMPLETED PROFESSIONAL STUDY AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, BY TYPE OF INSTITUTION, AGE GROUPS AND SEX, 2021

   Total Age groups
21 and under 22 – 24 25 – 27 28 – 30 31 – 33 34 – 36 37 – 39 40 and over
Institutions of higher education Total 33 415 1 161 15 386 10 559 2 569 1 181 777 509 1 273
  Male students 13 046 342 5 695 4 275 1 202 541 334 204 453
  Female students 20 369 819 9 691 6 284 1 367 640 443 305 820
Schools of professional higher education Total 1 341 25 474 289 153 143 94 47 116
  Male students 728 6 217 166 96 88 63 28 64
  Female students 613 19 257 123 57 55 31 19 52
Polytechnics Total 4 453 131 1 768 1 062 456 270 205 157 404
  Male students 2 059 49 749 536 252 136 109 69 159
  Female students 2 394 82 1 019 526 204 134 96 88 245
Faculties Total 26 905 976 12 811 8 959 1 900 750 469 295 745
  Male students 10 010 282 4 619 3 489 828 306 159 102 225
  Female students 16 895 694 8 192 5 470 1 072 444 310 193 520
Professional study Total 4 249 115 1 890 1 061 392 222 160 121 288
  Male students 1 715 37 720 443 178 108 72 46 111
  Female students 2 534 78 1 170 618 214 114 88 75 177
University study  Total 22 656 861 10 921 7 898 1 508 528 309 174 457
  Male students 8 295 245 3 899 3 046 650 198 87 56 114
  Female students 14 361 616 7 022 4 852 858 330 222 118 343
Art academies Total 716 29 333 249 60 18 9 10 8
  Male students 249 5 110 84 26 11 3 5 5
  Female students 467 24 223 165 34 7 6 5 3

G-2 STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY STUDY OR COMPLETED PROFESSIONAL STUDY AT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, BY AGE AND SEX, 2021

3 STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY STUDY OR COMPLETED PROFESSIONAL STUDY AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, MODE OF STUDY AND SEX, 2021

   Total Mode of study
Full-time Part-time
All Male students Female students All Male students Female students All Male students Female students
Institutions of higher education 33 415 13 046 20 369 24 290 9 445 14 845 9 125 3 601 5 524
Schools of professional higher education 1 341 728 613 733 367 366 608 361 247
Polytechnics 4 453 2 059 2 394 1 924 883 1 041 2 529 1 176 1 353
Faculties 26 905 10 010 16 895 20 947 7 959 12 988 5 958 2 051 3 907
Professional study  4 249 1 715 2 534 2 107 874 1 233 2 142 841 1 301
University study  22 656 8 295 14 361 18 840 7 085 11 755 3 816 1 210 2 606
Art academies  716 249 467 686 236 450 30 13 17

4 STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY STUDY OR COMPLETED PROFESSIONAL STUDY, BY SCIENTIFIC AND ARTISTIC FIELDS OF STUDY AND SEX, 2021

   Total Scientific and artistic field of study
All Female students Natural sciences Engineering Biomedicine
and health
Biotechnical
sciences
Social
sciences
Humanities Artistic field Interdisciplinary fields of science
Total 33 415 20 369 1 459 8 545 3 882 1 765 14 266 2 128 776 594
Schools of higher education 1 341 613 - 238 21 79 991 4 8 -
Polytechnics 4 453 2 394 - 1 536 1 278 113 1 458 - - 68
Faculties 26 905 16 895 1 459 6 771 2 583 1 573 11 806 2 116 139 458
Professional study  4 249 2 534 - 779 416 87 2 934 8 25 -
University study  22 656 14 361 1 459 5 992 2 167 1 486 8 872 2 108 114 458
Art academies 716 467 - - - - 11 8 629 68

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Sources and methods of data collection

Data are the result of the annual data processing on students who graduated from university study or completed professional study at institutions of higher education in the Republic of Croatia in 2021. They are collected, either on paper or electronically, through the questionnaire entitled Statistical Sheet for Students Who Graduated or Completed University or Professional Study in 2021 (ŠV-50 form).

Coverage and comparability

The statistical survey covers students who graduated from university study or completed professional study at institutions of higher education in the Republic of Croatia. It includes both students who graduated according to the pre-Bologna programme and those who graduated according to the Bologna programme. Data are comparable to those from previous years.

Definitions and explanations

Higher (tertiary) education is carried out through university and professional studies.

Students are persons enrolled in institutions of higher education. There are full-time and part-time students. Full-time students are those who study according to a programme based on a full-time teaching schedule. Part-time students are those who participate in the educational programme while they work or perform some other activity requiring a specific programme and methods of performing studies in line with an operational teaching plan.

Upon the completion of the undergraduate, graduate or integrated university studies candidates are awarded the academic title, while upon the completion of the professional or specialist degree programme candidates are awarded the professional title in accordance with the Act on Academic and Professional Titles and Academic Degree (NN, Nos 107/07 and 118/12).

Institutions of higher education are university and faculty and art academy as its component parts, polytechnic and school of higher education.

Institutions of higher education can be public and private.

University is an institution that establishes and conducts university and interdisciplinary studies in at least two areas of scientific or artistic activity in a number of fields, as an autonomous and integrated process, indirectly or through its faculties, art academies and departments.

University comprises the following: faculties, art academies, departments and institutes and other units according to law.

Professional courses can also be taught at universities and their units.

Faculty is an institution of higher education, a component part of a university, where university studies are organised and conducted, and where scientific and professional work in one or more scientific or professional fields are developed. Professional studies can also be conducted there.

Art academy is an institution of higher education, a component part of a university, where artistic studies are organised and conducted, and where top artistic endeavours and scientific activity in the field of art are nourished. Professional studies can also be conducted there.

University department is a component part of a university where university courses are taught and where scientific, artistic or professional work in a particular field of science or an interdisciplinary area is developed.

Polytechnic and school of professional higher education are institutions that establish and conduct professional courses. Polytechnic is a school of higher education that conducts at least three different courses in at least three different fields and cannot have schools of professional higher education as its component parts.

University studies prepare students for performing work in science, arts and higher education, in business, public sector and society in general and also prepares them for development and application of scientific, artistic and professional achievements. University studies are organised and conducted at universities.

University education encompasses undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate study. In accordance to the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), 60 ECTS credits measure the workload of a full-time student during one academic year. Study programmes may also be carried out as an integral undergraduate and graduate university study, whose completion brings at least 300 ECTS credits.

Professional studies provide students with an adequate level of knowledge and skills that enable performance of professional occupations and prepares them for direct entry into labour market. Professional studies are conducted at schools of professional higher education or at polytechnics according to the Scientific Activity and Higher Education Act (NN, Nos 123/03, 198/03, 105/04, 174/04, 02/07, 46/07, 45/09, 63/11, 94/13, 139/13, 101/14, 60/15 and 131/17).

Professional education includes a short professional study, undergraduate professional study and specialist graduate professional study. Professional studies last two to three years, completes upon passing all the examinations. Passing of the final examination and/or producing the final paper may also be provided by the programme of study. This brings students 120 to 180 ECTS credits. Exceptionally, professional study may last up to four years and students earn up to 240 ECTS credits.

Polytechnics or schools of professional higher education can organise a specialist graduate professional study lasting one to two years for persons who completed a professional study or an undergraduate university study.

The completion of a specialist professional graduate study lasting one to two years, passing all the examinations, producing a final paper and passing of the final examination bring students 60 to 120 ECTS credits.

Abbreviations

ECTS European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
ISVU Information System of Institutions of Higher Education
NN Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

Symbols

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