Education in Croatia

145 indicators covering education for Croatia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 15-64 62.7% 2025 down 5.2% 139th
Population ages 0-14 13.7% 2025 down 6.3% 200th
Primary school starting age 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st
Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th
School enrollment, primary 101.2% 2023 up 2.6% 93rd
Primary education, teachers 13,441 2023 up 15.0% 131st
School enrollment, primary, female 101.2% 2023 up 2.6% 85th
School enrollment, primary, male 101.1% 2023 up 2.6% 99th
Labor force, total 1.74 million 2025 down 6.4% 131st
Labor force, female 47.5% 2025 up 2.1% 51st
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI 2020 up 0.1% 62nd
School enrollment, secondary 105.0% 2023 up 3.2% 41st
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 2.5 per 1,000 2024 up 13.6% 146th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 2.6 per 1,000 2024 up 73.3% 123rd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.9 per 1,000 2024 up 80.0% 129th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.1 per 1,000 2024 up 83.3% 105th
Secondary education, teachers 53,231 2023 up 8.1% 87th
School enrollment, secondary, female 108.5% 2023 up 5.2% 32nd
School enrollment, secondary, male 101.7% 2023 up 1.2% 53rd
School enrollment, tertiary 81.2% 2023 up 21.7% 25th
School enrollment, primary, private 1.3% 2023 up 246.7% 188th
School enrollment, preprimary 70.9% 2020 up 15.0% 93rd
School enrollment, tertiary, male 65.8% 2023 up 15.6% 30th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 97.7% 2023 up 27.1% 25th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2020 down 1.3% 58th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.33 GPI 2023 up 5.3% 55th
Secondary education, teachers, female 37,974 2023 up 11.5% 72nd
Primary completion rate, female 100.2% 2023 up 2.8% 42nd
Primary completion rate, male 100.8% 2023 up 2.9% 31st
Government expenditure on education, total 4.1% 2021 down 0.3% 101st
Secondary education, general pupils 207,005 2017 down 14.8% 130th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 100.1% 2023 up 4.1% 24th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 70.8% 2020 up 15.6% 95th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 71.0% 2020 up 14.4% 92nd
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 99.7% 2022 up 0.5% 8th
Government expenditure on education, total 8.5% 2021 up 0.6% 170th
Secondary education, general pupils 51.8% 2017 up 0.3% 32nd
Lower secondary completion rate, female 100.5% 2023 up 4.4% 30th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 99.7% 2023 up 3.9% 25th
Children out of school 1.8% 2023 up 43.8% 128th
Primary education, duration 4 years 2025 unchanged 186th
Primary education, pupils 147,483 2023 down 8.0% 142nd
Secondary education, duration 8 years 2025 unchanged 3rd
Secondary education, pupils 325,996 2023 down 14.0% 122nd
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 99.6% 2022 up 0.5% 18th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 99.9% 2022 up 0.5% 8th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 132,833 2017 down 11.4% 58th
Number of under-five deaths, male 99 2024 down 10.0% 149th
Number of under-five deaths, female 82 2024 down 6.8% 147th
Number of infant deaths, male 72 2024 down 22.6% 154th
Number of infant deaths, female 57 2024 down 23.0% 154th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 46.8% 2017 up 0.5% 53rd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 97.5% 2016 up 2.2% 136th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.0% 2025 down 69.0% 100th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 5.1% 2025 down 69.7% 106th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.9% 2025 down 68.4% 96th
Primary education, teachers 93.4% 2023 up 0.3% 18th
Repeaters, primary, total 0.1% 2017 down 61.0% 162nd
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 35 2024 up 59.1% 143rd
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 106 2024 up 43.2% 136th