Enrolment in early childhood … early female educational development in Croatia
Croatia: Enrolment in early childhood … early female educational development was 15,302 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Croatia, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 15,302 for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Croatia peaked at 15,302 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,832, in 2014.
Croatia ranks 38th of 74 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Enrolment in early childhood … early female educational development in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10,858 | — |
| 2014 | 10,832 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 10,995 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 10,866 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 11,827 | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 11,876 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 12,701 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 13,607 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 14,044 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 14,751 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 15,302 | +3.7% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 15,302 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,290, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 15,302 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15,453, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11,422 | 10,832 | 12,701 | 7 |
| 2020s | 14,426 | 13,607 | 15,302 | 4 |
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 enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Croatia?
- Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Croatia was 15,302 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,302 in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,832 in 2014.
- How does Croatia rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes?
- Croatia ranks 38th out of 74 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. 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 Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release