Inequality in education in Croatia
Croatia: Inequality in education was 0.03 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Croatia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in education in Croatia is 0.03, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.0% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Croatia peaked at 0.0675 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 2023.
Croatia ranks 159th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0545 | 0.0458 | 0.0675 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0381 | 0.03 | 0.0424 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 156 Kyrgyzstan 0.0336 compare
- 157 Kazakhstan 0.0317 compare
- 158 United Kingdom 0.0316 compare
- 160 Turkmenistan 0.0294 compare
- 161 Armenia 0.0293 compare
- 162 Belarus 0.0277 compare
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 inequality in education in Croatia?
- Inequality in education in Croatia was 0.03 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0675 in 2011.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for inequality in education?
- Croatia ranks 159th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.