Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Croatia
Croatia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 20,039 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Croatia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Croatia is 20,039 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Croatia peaked at 33,986 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 19,359 number, in 2012.
That places Croatia 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Croatia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33,986 number | — |
| 1971 | 33,459 number | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 32,994 number | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 32,376 number | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 31,703 number | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 31,080 number | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 30,599 number | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 30,285 number | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 30,453 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 30,926 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 31,523 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 32,079 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 32,426 number | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 32,466 number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 32,301 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 32,044 number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 31,793 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 31,698 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 31,726 number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 31,782 number | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 31,767 number | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 31,592 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 31,299 number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 30,747 number | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 29,996 number | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 29,108 number | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 28,143 number | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 27,257 number | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 26,200 number | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 25,107 number | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 24,106 number | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 23,297 number | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 22,632 number | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 22,611 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 22,971 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 23,433 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 23,732 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 23,666 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 22,992 number | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 21,969 number | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 20,879 number | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 19,987 number | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 19,359 number | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 19,363 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19,755 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 20,295 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 20,762 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 21,042 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 20,928 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 20,548 number | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 20,039 number | -2.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 20,039 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 93% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 20,039 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,446 number, 54% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31,786 number | 30,285 number | 33,986 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,984 number | 31,523 number | 32,466 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,122 number | 25,107 number | 31,767 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,141 number | 21,969 number | 24,106 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,292 number | 19,359 number | 21,042 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,039 number | 20,039 number | 20,039 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Croatia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Croatia was 20,039 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 33,986 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,359 number in 2012.
- How does Croatia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Croatia ranks 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.