Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Croatia
Croatia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 6.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Croatia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Croatia is 6.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 25.2% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Croatia peaked at 8.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2018.
That places Croatia 125th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.6% | — |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +48.3% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +25.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 6.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.3× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 6.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.7%, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +48.3% | 5.6% | 8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.6% | 8.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.6% | 4 |
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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Croatia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Croatia was 6.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2018.
- How does Croatia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Croatia ranks 125th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release