Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 93.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
93.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 212 countries
All-time high
93.7%
in 2021
All-time low
88.6%
in 1997
Years of data
26
1996–2023
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Croatia, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Croatia stood at 93.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Croatia peaked at 93.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 88.6%, in 1997.
That places Croatia 19th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 88.6% | — |
| 1997 | 88.6% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.4% | -0.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 93.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 93.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.9% | 88.6% | 89.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 89.3% | 92.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 92.5% | 93.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 93.4% | 93.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 16 Azerbaijan 94.2% compare
- 17 Antigua and Barbuda 94.1% compare
- 18 Italy 93.8% compare
- 20 Romania 93.2% compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 93.2% compare
- 22 British Virgin Islands 92.7% compare
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 primary education who are female in Croatia?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Croatia was 93.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.6% in 1997.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Croatia ranks 19th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release