Official entrance age to early childhood education in Croatia
Croatia: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 1 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
1 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
120th
of 204 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 1999
All-time low
1 years
in 2013
Years of data
21
1999–2019
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Croatia, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 1 years for official entrance age to early childhood education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Croatia peaked at 3 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2013.
Croatia ranks 120th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Croatia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 years | — |
| 2000 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 years | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 years | 1 years | 3 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 120 Albania 1 years compare
- 120 Australia 1 years compare
- 120 Azerbaijan 1 years compare
- 120 Bahrain 1 years compare
- 120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 years compare
- 120 Brazil 1 years compare
- 120 Cayman Islands 1 years compare
- 120 Equatorial Guinea 1 years compare
- 120 Finland 1 years compare
- 120 Gibraltar 1 years compare
- 120 Indonesia 1 years compare
- 120 Japan 1 years compare
- 120 Kazakhstan 1 years compare
- 120 Republic of Korea 1 years compare
- 120 Kyrgyzstan 1 years compare
- 120 Latvia 1 years compare
- 120 Republic of Moldova 1 years compare
- 120 Montenegro 1 years compare
- 120 Morocco 1 years compare
- 120 Nigeria 1 years compare
- 120 North Macedonia 1 years compare
- 120 Norway 1 years compare
- 120 Paraguay 1 years compare
- 120 Rwanda 1 years compare
- 120 Serbia 1 years compare
- 120 Slovenia 1 years compare
- 120 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 years compare
- 120 Saint Lucia 1 years compare
- 120 Sweden 1 years compare
- 120 Thailand 1 years compare
- 120 Türkiye 1 years compare
- 120 Turkmenistan 1 years compare
- 120 Ukraine 1 years compare
- 120 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 years compare
- 120 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 years compare
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 official entrance age to early childhood education in Croatia?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Croatia was 1 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Croatia ranks 120th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter early childhood education.