Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Croatia
Croatia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 21,325 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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, male in Croatia is 21,325 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Croatia peaked at 35,872 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 20,456 number, in 2013.
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, male in Croatia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35,872 number | — |
| 1971 | 35,308 number | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 34,699 number | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 33,963 number | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 33,196 number | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 32,511 number | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 32,006 number | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 31,737 number | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 31,958 number | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 32,487 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 33,136 number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 33,729 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 34,110 number | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 34,153 number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 33,979 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 33,715 number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 33,476 number | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 33,385 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 33,442 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 33,541 number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 33,557 number | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 33,388 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 33,116 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 32,546 number | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 31,746 number | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 30,790 number | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 29,745 number | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 28,748 number | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 27,583 number | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 26,395 number | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 25,328 number | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 24,488 number | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 23,787 number | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 23,776 number | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 24,169 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 24,668 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 24,995 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 24,947 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 24,257 number | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 23,197 number | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 22,064 number | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 21,134 number | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 20,473 number | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 20,456 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 20,839 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 21,381 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 21,862 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 22,153 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 22,085 number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 21,769 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 21,325 number | -2.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 21,325 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 94% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 21,325 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,782 number, 54% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33,374 number | 31,737 number | 35,872 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,667 number | 33,136 number | 34,153 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,761 number | 26,395 number | 33,557 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,361 number | 23,197 number | 25,328 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,422 number | 20,456 number | 22,153 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,325 number | 21,325 number | 21,325 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, male in Croatia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Croatia was 21,325 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 35,872 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,456 number in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Croatia ranks 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.