Croatia: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Croatia's secondary education, general pupils fell 1.4% on 2016 (from 210,001 to 207,005).

Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2016), the average change was −1.1% and a typical year strayed about 1.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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 1.6% in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.3% 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 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is downward, about 4,917 a year. A straight line explains 95% 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 2017, Croatia had the 50th highest value of the 69 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 2017 ranking

• Liberia — 47th of 69: 270,010
• Panama — 48th of 69: 268,242
• Lithuania — 49th of 69: 218,532
• Namibia — 51st of 69: 202,252
• Singapore — 52nd of 69: 171,319
• Lesotho — 53rd of 69: 133,639

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 24 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 248,267 (2018)
• Andorra — 4,025 (2018)
• Armenia — 215,307 (2018)
• Austria — 449,201 (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 792,449 (2018)
• Belarus — 566,765 (2018)
• Belgium — 661,906 (2017)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 153,157 (2018)
• Bulgaria — 344,423 (2017)
• Cyprus — 50,394 (2017)
• Czechia

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 secondary education, general pupils?

207,005 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is down 24.17% from 272,984 in 1993 (1.15% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 276,934 in 1994 and the lowest 207,005 in 2017.

How does Croatia rank?

50th highest of 69 economies with data for 2017.

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

In 2017, Croatia's secondary education, general pupils fell 1.4% on 2016 (from 210,001 to 207,005). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2016), the average change was −1.1% and a typical year strayed about 1.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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.SEC.ENRL.GC, 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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