School age population, early childhood educational development in Croatia
Croatia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 102,329 in 2024. βΌ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Croatia, 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in Croatia stood at 102,329. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Croatia peaked at 125,523 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 102,329, in 2024.
That places Croatia 65th out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 116,095 | 108,682 | 125,523 | 7 |
| 2020s | 104,979 | 102,329 | 107,103 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,441 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Croatia?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Croatia was 102,329 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 125,523 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 102,329 in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Croatia ranks 65th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release