Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Croatia
Croatia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Croatia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Croatia stood at 1.7%.
That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and up 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Croatia peaked at 1.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2003.
Croatia ranks 133rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3% | — |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +132.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +58.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -41.8% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +25.9% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +20.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 95% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 | +132.6% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Croatia?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Croatia was 1.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
- How does Croatia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Croatia ranks 133rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.2%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release