Government expenditure on education, constant US$ in Croatia
Croatia: Government expenditure on education, constant US$ was 3,116 millions in 2021. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education, constant US$ in Croatia, 2002–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2021, government expenditure on education, constant us$ in Croatia stood at 3,116 millions. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, constant us$ in Croatia peaked at 3,116 millions in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,110 millions, in 2002.
That places Croatia 72nd out of 174 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education, constant US$ in Croatia, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2,110 millions | — |
| 2003 | 2,255 millions | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 2,321 millions | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 2,775 millions | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 3,050 millions | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 2,898 millions | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 2,757 millions | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 2,688 millions | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 2,877 millions | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 2,691 millions | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 2,807 millions | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 2,909 millions | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 2,980 millions | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 3,116 millions | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,568 millions | 2,110 millions | 3,050 millions | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,788 millions | 2,688 millions | 2,909 millions | 6 |
| 2020s | 3,048 millions | 2,980 millions | 3,116 millions | 2 |
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More education data for Croatia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,441 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, constant us$ in Croatia?
- Government expenditure on education, constant us$ in Croatia was 3,116 millions in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, constant us$ recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,116 millions in 2021.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, constant us$ recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,110 millions in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for government expenditure on education, constant us$?
- Croatia ranks 72nd out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
- Is government expenditure on education, constant us$ rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 Government expenditure on education, constant US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release