Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Croatia
Croatia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 6.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Croatia, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Croatia stood at 6.5%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Croatia peaked at 11.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2021.
That places Croatia 56th out of 72 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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, female in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.3% | — |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -35.5% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -13.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 6.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.9%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 6.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.5%, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.9% | 10.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.5% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 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, female in Croatia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Croatia was 6.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2021.
- How does Croatia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Croatia ranks 56th out of 72 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release