Duration of compulsory education in Croatia
Croatia: Duration of compulsory education was 8 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Duration of compulsory education in Croatia, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Croatia stood at 8 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Croatia peaked at 8 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 1998.
That places Croatia 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 6 |
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- 161 Belize 8 years compare
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- 161 Malawi 8 years compare
- 161 Micronesia (country) 8 years compare
- 161 Samoa 8 years compare
- 161 Serbia 8 years compare
- 161 Somalia 8 years compare
- 161 South Sudan 8 years compare
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More education data for Croatia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 13,441 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.47 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Croatia?
- Duration of compulsory education in Croatia was 8 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 1998.
- How does Croatia rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Croatia ranks 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of years of compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.