Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Croatia
Croatia: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 4.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Croatia, 2002–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Croatia stood at 4.1%.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Croatia peaked at 4.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2002.
That places Croatia 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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 government spending on education as a share of gdp in Croatia?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Croatia was 4.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2021.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.