Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Croatia
Croatia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Croatia, 1994–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Croatia stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.2% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Croatia peaked at 1.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.
That places Croatia 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.0% | — |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -26.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -67.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +213.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +34.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -44.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +39.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 33% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 53% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +213.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 8 |
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 repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Croatia?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Croatia was 0.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- How does Croatia rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Croatia ranks 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.