Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Croatia
Croatia: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary was 13.51 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Croatia, 1996–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2016, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Croatia stood at 13.51. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Croatia peaked at 19.89 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 13.51, in 2016.
That places Croatia 154th out of 199 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.41 | 18.95 | 19.89 | 4 |
| 2000s | 17.2 | 14.78 | 18.77 | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.77 | 13.51 | 14.26 | 7 |
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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 pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Croatia?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Croatia was 13.51 in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.89 in 1998.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.51 in 2016.
- How does Croatia rank for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
- Croatia ranks 154th out of 199 countries with data for 2016.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, primary rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.