Primary education, teachers in Croatia
Croatia: Primary education, teachers was 93.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Croatia, 1996–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Croatia is 93.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Croatia peaked at 93.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 88.6%, in 1997.
That places Croatia 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.9% | 88.6% | 89.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 89.3% | 92.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 92.5% | 93.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 93.4% | 93.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 15 Azerbaijan 94.2% compare
- 16 Antigua and Barbuda 94.1% compare
- 17 Italy 93.8% compare
- 19 Romania 93.2% compare
- 20 Uzbekistan 93.2% compare
- 21 British Virgin Islands 92.7% compare
More education data for Croatia
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 13,441 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.2% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.1% (2023)
- Labor force, total 1.74 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Croatia?
- Primary education, teachers in Croatia was 93.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.6% in 1997.
- How does Croatia rank for primary education, teachers?
- Croatia ranks 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.