Croatia's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1 in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.13% from 1 in 2010.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1 | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 1 | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 1 | 2010 |
| Highest | 1.01 | 2019 |
| Lowest | 0.99 | 1999 |
| Average since 2011 | 1 | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 1.01 | 1993 |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Croatia's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00504 on 2019 (from 1.01 to 1).
Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2019), the average change was −0.000128 and a typical year strayed about 0.00335 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 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 0.00414 in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.00717 in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.000683 a year. A straight line explains 39% 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 2020, Croatia had the 23rd highest value of the 73 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 1 | 2020 |
| World | 0.98 | 2020 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 1 | 2020 |
| High income | 1 | 2020 |
Closest to Croatia in the 2020 ranking
What this measures
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 27 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1.01 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0.9959 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0.9969 |
| 2010 |
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Croatia's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 1 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1993?
- It is down 0.3% from 1.01 in 1993. The highest value was 1.01 in 2019 and the lowest 0.99 in 1999.
- How does Croatia rank?
- 23rd highest of 73 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Croatia?
- In 2020, Croatia's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00504 on 2019 (from 1.01 to 1). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2019), the average change was −0.000128 and a typical year strayed about 0.00335 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 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.ENR.PRIM.FM.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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