Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development was 20.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Croatia, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Croatia stood at 20.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Croatia peaked at 20.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2014.
Croatia ranks 42nd of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17.7% | — |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.9% | 16.3% | 19.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 18.8% | 20.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 147,483 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0382 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 71,520 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Croatia?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Croatia was 20.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2014.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development?
- Croatia ranks 42nd out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release