Female postgraduate students in Croatia outnumber males by a ratio of 2:1

Female postgraduate students in Croatia outnumber males by a ratio of 2:1

Empowering the Future: Gender Equality in Higher Education Shining in Croatia

For millennia, the world has wrestled with an imbalanced society that has favored male authority and male heirs. But in recent times, we've rightly questioned the social, political, and economic restraints imposed on women. Key to their ongoing liberation has been equal opportunities in education.

In Croatia, a country long believed to have clung to patriarchal norms for longer than other parts of Europe, there are signs of a shift. The latest statistics from the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reveal that in the academic year 2019/2020, Croatian female postgraduate students outnumber their male counterparts at almost 2:1.

If we look back to the year 2000, of the 1429 students who enrolled in specialist continuing studies, a significant 948 were Croatian female postgraduate students, representing 66.3 percent of all students at this level in the country, with their male counterparts accounting for just 33.7 percent.

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Social sciences, including cultural and social anthropology, sociology, psychology, political science, and economics, accounted for the largest area in which Croatian female postgraduate students chose to study, representing 43.7 percent of female enrollments. Biomedicine and health sciences followed closely, with 42.8 percent, while technical sciences accounted for 5.7 percent, interdisciplinary fields of science 4.5 percent, and natural sciences just 1.1 percent. Less than one percent of Croatian female postgraduate students enrolled in the humanities, biotechnical sciences, and the arts.

The majority of students enrolled for postgraduate studies at the University of Zagreb (79.3 percent), followed by the University of Rijeka (10.5 percent), the University of Osijek (6.9 percent), the University of Split (2.5 percent), and Libertas International University Zagreb (0.8 percent).

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Croatian female postgraduate students accounted for 81.8 percent of enrollments at Libertas International University Zagreb, 77.8 percent at the University of Split, 68 percent at the University of Zagreb, 62.2 percent at the University of Osijek, and 52.6 percent at the University of Rijeka.

The Age of Ambition: Age Dynamics Among Postgraduate Students

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Many students enrolling for postgraduate studies were aged 30 to 34 years (36.1 percent), with 24.8 percent being in the 25 to 29 age group. 19 percent were in the 35 to 39 age group, 9.9 percent in the 40 to 44 age group, 5.7 percent in the 45 to 49 age group, 2.4 percent in the 50 to 54 age group, 1.1 percent in the 55+ age group, and 1 percent were aged 24-years-old.

Croatian Citizenship: A Preferred Qualification

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98.3 percent of all postgraduate students enrolled at universities in Croatia were citizens of the Republic of Croatia. Foreigners choosing to undertake their postgraduate studies at universities in Croatia accounted for just 1.7 percent of enrollments. Of the Croatian citizens, 97 percent had previously graduated in the Republic of Croatia, and 3 percent abroad.

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Employment and Course Fees: A Symbiotic Relationship

97 percent of all postgraduate students were already employed, while 3 percent were unemployed. 42.8 percent were employed in the field of healthcare and social care. Employers paid for the greatest share of postgraduate course fees - 55.8 percent of postgraduate students had their course fees paid for by their employer. 43.7 percent of students paid for their own study fees.

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1. The shift towards gender equality in higher education is evident in Croatia, where female postgraduate students outnumber their male counterparts almost 2:1, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics' 2019/2020 data.
2. In the year 2000, female postgraduate students represented a significant majority (66.3%) of the students enrolled in specialist continuing studies, with an impressive 948 out of 1429 being Croatian females.
3. A significant number (36.1%) of students enrolled for postgraduate studies in Croatia fell within the age group of 30 to 34 years, suggesting a dedication to education-and-self-development and personal-growth among this cohort.
4. When it comes to employment and course fees, an interesting symbiotic relationship is observed, with employers paying for the greatest share of postgraduate course fees, while 97% of all postgraduate students were already employed.

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