Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Croatia

Croatia: Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages was 445,927 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
445,927
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
23rd
of 38 countries
All-time high
514,730
in 2013
All-time low
445,927
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Croatia, 2013–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2013201820242013: 514.7k2014: 506.4k2015: 491.6k2016: 486.1k2017: 477.7k2018: 468.7k2019: 461.6k2020: 457.2k2021: 454.5k2022: 451.3k2023: 448.2k2024: 445.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 445,927 for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Croatia peaked at 514,730 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 445,927, in 2024.

Croatia ranks 23rd of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied in Croatia, 2013 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2013 514,730 —
2014 506,434 -1.6%
2015 491,637 -2.9%
2016 486,098 -1.1%
2017 477,676 -1.7%
2018 468,728 -1.9%
2019 461,570 -1.5%
2020 457,198 -0.9%
2021 454,496 -0.6%
2022 451,267 -0.7%
2023 448,221 -0.7%
2024 445,927 -0.5%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 445,927 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 979,850, 46% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 445,927 is below the median for high income countries, which is 979,850, 46% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 486,696 461,570 514,730 7
2020s 451,422 445,927 457,198 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 20 Bulgaria 710,991 compare
  2. 21 Slovakia 683,499 compare
  3. 21 Slovakia 683,499 compare
  4. 23 Croatia 445,927 compare
  5. 25 Lithuania 363,130 compare
  6. 25 Lithuania 363,130 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Croatia?
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Croatia was 445,927 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 514,730 in 2013.
What is the lowest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 445,927 in 2024.
How does Croatia rank for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages?
Croatia ranks 23rd out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 477 data points, 2013–2024
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