School age population, primary education, both sexes in Croatia
Croatia: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 168,662 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
168,662 number
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
144th
of 206 countries
All-time high
285,665 number
in 1970
All-time low
159,233 number
in 2014
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Croatia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Croatia stood at 168,662 number.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Croatia peaked at 285,665 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 159,233 number, in 2014.
Croatia ranks 144th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Croatia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 285,665 number | — |
| 1971 | 281,716 number | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 277,722 number | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 273,115 number | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 267,807 number | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 262,120 number | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 256,811 number | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 252,306 number | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 250,001 number | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 250,626 number | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 253,994 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 258,735 number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 262,621 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 265,282 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 266,125 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 265,157 number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 263,232 number | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 262,209 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 261,672 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 261,660 number | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 261,849 number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 261,477 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 260,385 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 257,944 number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 253,773 number | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 247,855 number | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 240,695 number | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 233,645 number | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 226,181 number | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 217,995 number | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 209,460 number | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 201,509 number | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 193,603 number | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 188,689 number | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 187,616 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 189,899 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 193,388 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 195,140 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 194,255 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 189,787 number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 182,124 number | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 173,391 number | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 165,954 number | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 160,775 number | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 159,233 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 161,420 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 165,497 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 168,916 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 170,967 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 170,919 number | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 168,662 number | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 265,789 number | 250,001 number | 285,665 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 262,069 number | 253,994 number | 266,125 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 246,180 number | 217,995 number | 261,849 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 194,335 number | 187,616 number | 209,460 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 167,920 number | 159,233 number | 182,124 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 168,662 number | 168,662 number | 168,662 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 141 Equatorial Guinea 183,921 number compare
- 142 Timor-Leste 183,594 number compare
- 143 Armenia 169,786 number compare
- 145 Albania 161,924 number compare
- 146 Qatar 157,488 number compare
- 147 Republic of Moldova 155,950 number compare
More education data for Croatia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Croatia?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Croatia was 168,662 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 285,665 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,233 number in 2014.
- How does Croatia rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Croatia ranks 144th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.