All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Croatia
Croatia: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 76.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Croatia, 2002–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Croatia stood at 76.1%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Croatia peaked at 76.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 2008.
Croatia ranks 32nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 63.6% | — |
| 2003 | 63.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 70.6% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 74.4% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.2% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 76.1% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.0% | 61.2% | 66.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 69.3% | 75.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 74.5% | 76.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53,231 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 172 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 59,775 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,903 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 325,996 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 147,483 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0382 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Croatia?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Croatia was 76.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 2008.
- How does Croatia rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Croatia ranks 32nd out of 116 countries with data for 2021.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release