Croatia: Primary education, pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Croatia's primary education, pupils fell 1.1% on 2022 (from 149,084 to 147,483).

Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2022), the average change was −1.3% and a typical year strayed about 1.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.9% in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.4% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1,749 a year. A straight line explains 80% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Croatia had the 34th highest value of the 44 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Croatia in the 2023 ranking

• Singapore — 31st of 44: 238,816
• Timor-Leste — 32nd of 44: 227,656
• Eswatini — 33rd of 44: 222,351
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 35th of 44: 141,518
• Slovenia — 36th of 44: 132,709
• North Macedonia — 37th of 44: 105,461

What this measures

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 30 values

Primary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 141,089 (2024)
• Andorra — 4,218 (2024)
• Armenia — 160,885 (2024)
• Austria — 368,502 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 603,966 (2024)
• Belarus — 444,044 (2024)
• Belgium — 814,388 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 141,518 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 234,521 (2024)
• Cyprus — 60,596 (2024)
• Czechia — 579,161 (2023)
• Denmark

More education data for Croatia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 70.91% (2020)
• School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) — 70.81% (2020)
• School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) — 71.01% (2020)
• Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary — 12.94 (2016)
• Secondary education, pupils — 325,996 (2023)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Croatia's primary education, pupils?

147,483 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is down 28.74% from 206,976 in 1993 (1.12% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 212,986 in 1994 and the lowest 147,483 in 2023.

How does Croatia rank?

34th highest of 44 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in primary education, pupils unusual for Croatia?

In 2023, Croatia's primary education, pupils fell 1.1% on 2022 (from 149,084 to 147,483). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2022), the average change was −1.3% and a typical year strayed about 1.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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