Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Croatia
Croatia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 7.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Croatia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Croatia is 7.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.3% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Croatia peaked at 14.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2025.
Croatia ranks 148th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.3% | — |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | -13.2% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | -16.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 7.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.3× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 7.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.0% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 7.7% | 10.7% | 6 |
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, male in Croatia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Croatia was 7.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Croatia ranks 148th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release