Croatia: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Croatia's primary education, teachers (% female) fell 0.08 percentage points on 2022 (from 93.5% to 93.42%).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2022), the average change was +0.22 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.24 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.71 percentage points in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.21 percentage points in 2022. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 11% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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 4th highest value of the 37 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

• Russian Federation — 1st of 37: 99.27%
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 2nd of 37: 94.61%
• Antigua and Barbuda — 3rd of 37: 94.11%
• Romania — 5th of 37: 93.21%
• Dominica — 6th of 37: 88.95%
• Sri Lanka — 7th of 37: 87.86%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

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

All 26 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Albania — 88.8% (2024)
• Andorra — 81.6% (2024)
• Armenia — 89.52% (2024)
• Austria — 91.39% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 94.18% (2024)
• Belarus — 99.51% (2024)
• Belgium — 82.68% (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 86.56% (2023)
• Bulgaria — 94.22% (2024)
• Cyprus — 84.32% (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)
• Primary education, pupils — 147,483 (2023)
• Secondary education, pupils — 325,996 (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Croatia's primary education, teachers (% female)?

93.42% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1996?

It is up 4.78 percentage points from 88.65% in 1996. The highest value was 93.72% in 2021 and the lowest 88.61% in 1997.

How does Croatia rank?

4th highest of 37 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in primary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Croatia?

In 2023, Croatia's primary education, teachers (% female) fell 0.08 percentage points on 2022 (from 93.5% to 93.42%). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2022), the average change was +0.22 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.24 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR.FE.ZS, 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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