School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia
Croatia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 165,678 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
165,678 number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
132nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
304,677 number
in 1970
All-time low
156,723 number
in 2017
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia is 165,678 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia peaked at 304,677 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 156,723 number, in 2017.
That places Croatia 132nd out of 205 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.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 304,677 number | — |
| 1971 | 299,065 number | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 294,109 number | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 289,709 number | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 285,793 number | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 282,102 number | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 278,125 number | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 272,882 number | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 267,330 number | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 261,528 number | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 256,038 number | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 252,168 number | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 251,922 number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 254,037 number | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 257,905 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 262,335 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 265,839 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 267,394 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 267,530 number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 266,414 number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 264,554 number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 262,654 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 261,108 number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 260,265 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 259,736 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 258,957 number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 257,224 number | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 252,358 number | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 246,494 number | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 240,572 number | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 235,335 number | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 230,591 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 223,630 number | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 216,053 number | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 207,783 number | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 199,426 number | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 192,704 number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 190,346 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 190,776 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 193,090 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 195,675 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 196,328 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 193,256 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 186,901 number | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 177,844 number | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 167,864 number | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 159,717 number | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 156,723 number | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 157,559 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 161,172 number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 165,678 number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 283,532 number | 261,528 number | 304,677 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 260,158 number | 251,922 number | 267,530 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 256,392 number | 240,572 number | 264,554 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 207,973 number | 190,346 number | 235,335 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 175,304 number | 156,723 number | 196,328 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 165,678 number | 165,678 number | 165,678 number | 1 |
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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 165,678 number in 2020, 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 304,677 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 156,723 number in 2017.
- How does Croatia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Croatia ranks 132nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.