School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia
Croatia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 156,288 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
156,288
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
138th
of 220 countries
All-time high
204,950
in 2001
All-time low
156,026
in 2019
Years of data
24
2001–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia stood at 156,288.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia peaked at 204,950 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 156,026, in 2019.
Croatia ranks 138th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 204,950 | — |
| 2002 | 203,482 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 202,694 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 197,625 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 196,017 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 194,063 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 192,137 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 196,111 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 197,832 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 197,349 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 193,722 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 186,626 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 176,498 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 168,041 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 162,011 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 157,622 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 157,568 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 156,574 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 156,026 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 156,903 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 157,216 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 157,996 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 157,610 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 156,288 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 198,323 | 192,137 | 204,950 | 9 |
| 2010s | 171,204 | 156,026 | 197,349 | 10 |
| 2020s | 157,203 | 156,288 | 157,996 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 135 Georgia 161,959 compare
- 136 Equatorial Guinea 160,939 compare
- 137 Guinea-Bissau 160,452 compare
- 139 Lesotho 155,482 compare
- 140 Republic of Moldova 150,835 compare
- 141 Botswana 146,674 compare
More education data for Croatia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,557 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 884 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 92,083 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.8399 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 66,671 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia was 156,288 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 204,950 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 156,026 in 2019.
- How does Croatia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Croatia ranks 138th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release