Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Croatia

Croatia: Persistence to last grade of primary, total was 99.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
99.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 179 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2022
All-time low
96.7%
in 2017
Years of data
26
1994–2022

Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Croatia, 1994–2022

0204060801001994200820221994: 98.4 % of cohort1995: 98.1 % of cohort1996: 99.5 % of cohort1998: 99.5 % of cohort1999: 99.4 % of cohort2000: 99.5 % of cohort2001: 99.5 % of cohort2002: 99.6 % of cohort2005: 99.5 % of cohort2006: 99.5 % of cohort2007: 98.1 % of cohort2008: 99 % of cohort2009: 99.1 % of cohort2010: 99.3 % of cohort2011: 99.4 % of cohort2012: 99.3 % of cohort2013: 97.9 % of cohort2014: 99 % of cohort2015: 97.4 % of cohort2016: 97 % of cohort2017: 96.7 % of cohort2018: 98.4 % of cohort2019: 98.5 % of cohort2020: 98.5 % of cohort2021: 99.4 % of cohort2022: 99.7 % of cohort

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 99.7% for persistence to last grade of primary, total in 2022. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, total in Croatia peaked at 99.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 2017.

That places Croatia 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in Croatia, 1994 to 2022.
Year % of cohort Change
1994 98.4%
1995 98.1% -0.3%
1996 99.5% +1.4%
1998 99.5% -0.0%
1999 99.4% -0.1%
2000 99.5% +0.1%
2001 99.5% +0.0%
2002 99.6% +0.0%
2005 99.5% -0.1%
2006 99.5% -0.0%
2007 98.1% -1.3%
2008 99.0% +0.8%
2009 99.1% +0.1%
2010 99.3% +0.2%
2011 99.4% +0.1%
2012 99.3% -0.2%
2013 97.9% -1.4%
2014 99.0% +1.2%
2015 97.4% -1.6%
2016 97.0% -0.4%
2017 96.7% -0.3%
2018 98.4% +1.7%
2019 98.5% +0.1%
2020 98.5% +0.0%
2021 99.4% +0.9%
2022 99.7% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99.0% 98.1% 99.5% 5
2000s 99.2% 98.1% 99.6% 8
2010s 98.3% 96.7% 99.4% 10
2020s 99.2% 98.5% 99.7% 3

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 5 Poland 99.8% compare
  2. 6 Egypt 99.8% compare
  3. 7 Slovakia 99.7% compare
  4. 9 Denmark 99.7% compare
  5. 10 Oman 99.6% compare
  6. 11 Switzerland 99.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persistence to last grade of primary, total in Croatia?
Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Croatia was 99.7% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, total recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, total recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 2017.
How does Croatia rank for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
Croatia ranks 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is persistence to last grade of primary, total rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 6,364 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.