School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) in Croatia
Croatia: School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) was 80,236 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Croatia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 80,236 for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Croatia peaked at 104,729 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 80,236, in 2024.
That places Croatia 138th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male (number) (age) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 104,729 | — |
| 2002 | 104,011 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 103,745 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 101,161 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 100,462 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 99,317 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 98,245 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 100,319 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 101,100 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 101,078 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99,211 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 95,518 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 90,314 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 86,023 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 82,976 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 80,859 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 80,886 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80,661 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 80,419 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 80,633 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 80,666 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80,941 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 80,699 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 80,236 | -0.6% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 80,236 is above the median for high income countries, which is 80,236, 1.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 80,236 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 139,267, 58% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101,454 | 98,245 | 104,729 | 9 |
| 2010s | 87,794 | 80,419 | 101,078 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,635 | 80,236 | 80,941 | 5 |
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 school age population, lower secondary education, male in Croatia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Croatia was 80,236 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 104,729 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,236 in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Croatia ranks 138th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release