Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Croatia
Croatia: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 27.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Croatia, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Croatia stood at 27.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Croatia peaked at 27.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2013.
Croatia ranks 31st of 67 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.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16.7% | — |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.7% | 22.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 23.9% | 27.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Croatia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Croatia?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Croatia was 27.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Croatia ranks 31st out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.0%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release