Croatia: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Croatia's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) rose 0.09 percentage points on 2022 (from 1.18% to 1.27%).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2022), the average change was +0.05 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.15 percentage points 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 0.5 percentage points in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.42 percentage points in 2012. 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 upward, about 0.11 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 97% 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 42nd highest value of the 43 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

• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 38th of 43: 2.19%
• Japan — 39th of 43: 1.28%
• Russian Federation — 40th of 43: 1.28%
• Slovenia — 42nd of 43: 1.1%
• North Macedonia — 43rd of 43: 0.78%

What this measures

Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Limitations: Religious or private schools, which are not registered with the government or don't follow the common national curriculum, may not be captured.

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

All 27 values

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in nearby economies

• Albania — 12.47% (2024)
• Andorra — 6.14% (2024)
• Armenia — 3.15% (2024)
• Austria — 6.01% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 1.56% (2024)
• Belarus — 0.1% (2024)
• Belgium — 53.94% (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 2.19% (2023)
• Bulgaria — 2.22% (2024)

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 school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)?

1.27% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is up 1.27 percentage points from 0% in 1993. The highest value was 1.27% in 2023 and the lowest 0% in 1993.

How does Croatia rank?

42nd highest of 43 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) unusual for Croatia?

In 2023, Croatia's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) rose 0.09 percentage points on 2022 (from 1.18% to 1.27%). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2022), the average change was +0.05 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.15 percentage points 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.PRIV.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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