Croatia: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Croatia's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 4.4% on 2016 (from 139,017 to 132,833).

Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2016), the average change was −0.5% and a typical year strayed about 3% 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 7.6% in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.9% in 1995. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 25% of the movement over 10 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 2017, Croatia had the 31st highest value of the 61 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

• Israel — 28th of 61: 161,579
• Bulgaria — 29th of 61: 141,163
• Slovak Republic — 30th of 61: 137,227
• Venezuela, RB — 32nd of 61: 128,976
• Canada — 33rd of 61: 128,399
• Norway — 34th of 61: 126,007

What this measures

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

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

All 24 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 20,605 (2018)
• Andorra — 488 (2018)
• Armenia — 19,676 (2018)
• Austria — 238,161 (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 152,777 (2018)
• Belarus — 82,592 (2018)
• Belgium — 524,924 (2017)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 94,557 (2018)
• Bulgaria — 141,163 (2017)
• Cyprus — 4,818 (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, vocational pupils?

132,833 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is down 10.08% from 147,721 in 1993 (0.44% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 158,930 in 1994 and the lowest 132,833 in 2017.

How does Croatia rank?

31st highest of 61 economies with data for 2017.

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

In 2017, Croatia's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 4.4% on 2016 (from 139,017 to 132,833). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2016), the average change was −0.5% and a typical year strayed about 3% 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.SEC.ENRL.VO, 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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