Croatia: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, Croatia's pupil-teacher ratio, primary fell 0.2 on 2015 (from 13.7 to 13.51).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2015), the average change was −0.34 and a typical year strayed about 0.45 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 0.94 in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.24 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 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.32 a year. A straight line explains 74% 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 2016, Croatia had the 10th highest value of the 14 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 2016 ranking

• St. Kitts and Nevis — 7th of 14: 13.87
• Slovenia — 8th of 14: 13.8
• Puerto Rico (US) — 9th of 14: 13.54
• Dominica — 11th of 14: 13.08
• Israel — 12th of 14: 12.07
• Hungary — 13th of 14: 10.77

What this measures

Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.

Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

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

All 20 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in nearby economies

• Albania — 17.57 (2018)
• Andorra — 10.5 (2018)
• Armenia — 15.42 (2018)
• Austria — 10.02 (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 15.43 (2018)
• Belarus — 19.23 (2018)
• Belgium — 11.28 (2017)
• Bulgaria — 15.21 (2017)
• Cyprus — 12.04 (2017)
• Estonia — 11.31 (2017)
• Finland — 13.67 (2017)
• Georgia

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 pupil-teacher ratio, primary?

13.51 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1996?

It is down 31.1% from 19.6 in 1996 (1.85% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 19.89 in 1998 and the lowest 13.51 in 2016.

How does Croatia rank?

10th highest of 14 economies with data for 2016.

Is the latest change in pupil-teacher ratio, primary unusual for Croatia?

In 2016, Croatia's pupil-teacher ratio, primary fell 0.2 on 2015 (from 13.7 to 13.51). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2015), the average change was −0.34 and a typical year strayed about 0.45 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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.TC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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