Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Croatia
Croatia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 2,302 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Croatia, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 2,302 for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 32.7% on the previous year and up 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Croatia peaked at 2,302 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 144, in 2003.
That places Croatia 125th out of 184 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 750 | — |
| 2002 | 341 | -54.5% |
| 2003 | 144 | -57.8% |
| 2005 | 1,000 | +594.4% |
| 2006 | 901 | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 1,205 | +33.7% |
| 2008 | 1,550 | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 1,635 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 1,437 | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 2,065 | +43.7% |
| 2012 | 1,754 | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 1,160 | -33.9% |
| 2014 | 1,446 | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 1,735 | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 2,302 | +32.7% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 2,302 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,970, 1.2× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 2,302 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,229, 71% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +594.4% | 144 | 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 940.75 | 144 | 1,635 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,700 | 1,160 | 2,302 | 7 |
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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Croatia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Croatia was 2,302 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,302 in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 144 in 2003.
- How does Croatia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Croatia ranks 125th out of 184 countries with data for 2017.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.0%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release