Adolescents out of school in Croatia

Croatia: Adolescents out of school was 1.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.5%
Change on year
up 32.7%
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2017
All-time low
0.1%
in 2003
Years of data
15
2001–2017

Adolescents out of school in Croatia, 2001–2017

00.511.52001200920172001: 0.366 % of lower secondary school age2002: 0.168 % of lower secondary school age2003: 0.071 % of lower secondary school age2005: 0.51 % of lower secondary school age2006: 0.464 % of lower secondary school age2007: 0.627 % of lower secondary school age2008: 0.79 % of lower secondary school age2009: 0.827 % of lower secondary school age2010: 0.728 % of lower secondary school age2011: 1.1 % of lower secondary school age2012: 0.94 % of lower secondary school age2013: 0.657 % of lower secondary school age2014: 0.86 % of lower secondary school age2016: 1.1 % of lower secondary school age2017: 1.5 % of lower secondary school age

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.

Analysis

In 2017, adolescents out of school in Croatia stood at 1.5%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 32.7% on the previous year and up 133.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Croatia peaked at 1.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2003.

That places Croatia 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Adolescents out of school in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) in Croatia, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of lower secondary school age Change
2001 0.4%
2002 0.2% -54.2%
2003 0.1% -57.6%
2005 0.5% +619.1%
2006 0.5% -9.0%
2007 0.6% +35.0%
2008 0.8% +26.1%
2009 0.8% +4.6%
2010 0.7% -11.9%
2011 1.1% +46.4%
2012 0.9% -11.8%
2013 0.7% -30.1%
2014 0.9% +30.9%
2016 1.1% +27.9%
2017 1.5% +32.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.1% 0.8% 8
2010s 1.0% 0.7% 1.5% 7

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 138 Georgia 1.6% compare
  2. 139 Belgium 1.5% compare
  3. 140 Uruguay 1.5% compare
  4. 142 Slovenia 1.4% compare
  5. 143 Namibia 1.3% compare
  6. 144 Slovakia 1.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adolescents out of school in Croatia?
Adolescents out of school in Croatia was 1.5% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
How does Croatia rank for adolescents out of school?
Croatia ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 133.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age)
Unit
% of lower secondary school age
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,292 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.