Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Croatia
Croatia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 8.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Croatia, 2002–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Croatia stood at 8.5%.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Croatia peaked at 9.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2002.
That places Croatia 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Gross national expenditure 105.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 13.28 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 80.5% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 4.3% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 110.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 97.66 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 75.15 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 14.67 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 48.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 17.62 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Croatia?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Croatia was 8.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Croatia ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.