Secondary education, duration in Croatia
Croatia: Secondary education, duration was 8 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, duration in Croatia, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 8 years for secondary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Croatia peaked at 8 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 1970.
That places Croatia 3rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 1 Germany 9 years compare
- 1 Slovakia 9 years compare
- 3 Armenia 8 years compare
- 3 Austria 8 years compare
- 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 years compare
- 3 Bulgaria 8 years compare
- 3 Czechia 8 years compare
- 3 Hungary 8 years compare
- 3 Italy 8 years compare
- 3 Lithuania 8 years compare
- 3 Moldova 8 years compare
- 3 Montenegro 8 years compare
- 3 North Macedonia 8 years compare
- 3 Oman 8 years compare
- 3 Poland 8 years compare
- 3 Romania 8 years compare
- 3 San Marino 8 years compare
- 3 Serbia 8 years compare
- 3 Somalia 8 years compare
- 3 Sri Lanka 8 years compare
- 3 Turkey 8 years compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 8 years compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 8 years compare
- 3 Palestine 8 years 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 secondary education, duration in Croatia?
- Secondary education, duration in Croatia was 8 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 1970.
- How does Croatia rank for secondary education, duration?
- Croatia ranks 3rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 56 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.