Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Croatia
Croatia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 8.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Croatia, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 8.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2021.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Croatia peaked at 13.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2020.
That places Croatia 50th out of 71 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.9% | — |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +28.5% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -25.9% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +13.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 8.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.2%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 8.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.8%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.5% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 2 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Croatia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Croatia was 8.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2020.
- How does Croatia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Croatia ranks 50th out of 71 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release