Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 73.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Croatia, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Croatia is 73.8%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Croatia peaked at 73.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 1996.
That places Croatia 22nd out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 66.2% | — |
| 1997 | 66.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 67.4% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 67.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 68.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 72.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 73.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.8% | 66.2% | 67.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 68.2% | 73.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 73.1% | 73.8% | 8 |
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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Croatia?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Croatia was 73.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 1996.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Croatia ranks 22nd out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.