Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Croatia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Croatia stood at 0.4%.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Croatia peaked at 0.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.
Croatia ranks 149th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -30.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +14.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 36% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Croatia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Croatia was 0.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Croatia ranks 149th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release