School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Croatia
Croatia: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 160,060 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Croatia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Croatia stood at 160,060 number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Croatia peaked at 268,544 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 160,060 number, in 2019.
Croatia ranks 128th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Croatia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 268,544 number | — |
| 1971 | 263,326 number | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 258,410 number | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 253,492 number | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 249,496 number | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 248,812 number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 249,094 number | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 252,636 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 258,065 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 263,669 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 265,117 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 266,194 number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 264,988 number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 262,302 number | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 259,259 number | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 258,972 number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 258,374 number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 258,813 number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 259,393 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 259,159 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 256,011 number | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 251,289 number | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 245,567 number | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 238,159 number | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 229,730 number | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 221,434 number | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 213,420 number | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 204,912 number | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 196,522 number | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 189,375 number | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 186,323 number | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 184,360 number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 186,164 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 190,400 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 194,490 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 191,506 number | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 188,123 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 180,568 number | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 171,003 number | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 162,120 number | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 161,090 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 160,739 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 163,575 number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 168,857 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 174,295 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 173,957 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 172,998 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 170,164 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 165,440 number | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 160,060 number | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 256,554 number | 248,812 number | 268,544 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 261,257 number | 258,374 number | 266,194 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 224,642 number | 189,375 number | 256,011 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 183,506 number | 162,120 number | 194,490 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 167,118 number | 160,060 number | 174,295 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Croatia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Croatia was 160,060 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 268,544 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 160,060 number in 2019.
- How does Croatia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Croatia ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.