Education in Croatia 3,131 indicators covering education for Croatia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 5.8% 125th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.1% 2017 down 44.7% 144th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 113.1% 2018 up 2.3% 19th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 108.5% 2018 up 1.4% 34th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2018 up 0.8% 38th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 98.0% 2017 down 0.9% 58th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 299,633 2024 down 9.4% 136th Population of compulsory school age, female 145,794 2024 down 9.4% 136th Population of compulsory school age, male 153,839 2024 down 9.3% 136th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 176,724 2023 down 7.4% 123rd Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 114.3% 91st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 24.8% 2023 down 0.4% 10th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 88,679 2023 down 6.0% 123rd Duration of compulsory education 8 years 2025 unchanged 161st Official entrance age to compulsory education 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 22.9% 2023 up 0.7% 8th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 26.5% 2023 down 1.4% 9th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 32 2023 up 14.3% 139th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 31 2023 up 72.2% 136th Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2003 — 1st Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2003 — 1st Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 8 2023 down 72.4% 156th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 13 2023 down 43.5% 145th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 88,045 2023 down 8.9% 124th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 4.1% 2021 down 0.3% 103rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 90.4% 2018 up 1.8% 70th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 35 2023 up 40.0% 132nd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 15 2023 down 40.0% 150th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 119th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.0% 2025 — 201st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.0% 2025 — 198th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.0% 2025 — 201st Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 5.5% 2025 down 40.2% 162nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 3.2% 2025 down 55.6% 173rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 7.7% 2025 down 30.6% 148th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.0% 2025 — 197th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.0% 2025 — 193rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 0.0% 2025 — 196th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.4156 modelled data 2025 down 35.9% 191st Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 149,272 2023 down 20.7% 112th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.8644 GPIA 2023 up 2.1% 52nd Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.1% 2021 down 0.3% 103rd Primary education, pupils 48.8% 2017 up 0.1% 80th Inequality in education 0.03 2023 down 48.5% 159th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.1% 2017 up 40.6% 144th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 92.9% 2018 up 2.4% 70th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 88.2% 2018 up 1.3% 72nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2018 up 1.1% 73rd Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 75,040 2023 down 19.8% 112th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0 modelled data 2008 down 100.0% 200th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 101st Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 8 2025 unchanged 161st End of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 109th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 19.4% 107th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 74,232 2023 down 21.5% 114th Tertiary education, academic staff 51.1% 2023 up 7.1% 40th Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2023 unchanged 32nd End month of the academic school year 8 tertiary education 2023 unchanged 56th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 36 2023 down 91.6% 160th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.3% 2017 down 50.1% 136th ← Previous Page 10 of 53 Next →