School age population, primary education, male in Croatia
Croatia: School age population, primary education, male was 86,743 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
86,743 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
144th
of 206 countries
All-time high
146,733 number
in 1970
All-time low
81,779 number
in 2014
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Croatia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Croatia stood at 86,743 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Croatia peaked at 146,733 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 81,779 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, male in Croatia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 146,733 number | — |
| 1971 | 144,685 number | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 142,393 number | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 139,802 number | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 136,896 number | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 133,861 number | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 131,086 number | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 128,869 number | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 127,802 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 128,220 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 130,008 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 132,469 number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 134,507 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 135,898 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 136,347 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 135,877 number | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 134,941 number | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 134,430 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 134,202 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 134,265 number | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 134,428 number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 134,280 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 133,816 number | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 132,615 number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 130,480 number | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 127,415 number | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 123,688 number | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 119,928 number | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 115,968 number | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 111,669 number | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 107,245 number | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 103,181 number | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 99,135 number | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 96,654 number | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 96,152 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 97,359 number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 99,171 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 100,103 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 99,681 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 97,417 number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 93,513 number | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 89,059 number | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 85,260 number | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 82,597 number | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 81,779 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 82,856 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 84,910 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 86,615 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 87,678 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 87,745 number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 86,743 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 136,035 number | 127,802 number | 146,733 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 134,294 number | 130,008 number | 136,347 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 126,429 number | 111,669 number | 134,428 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 99,610 number | 96,152 number | 107,245 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,201 number | 81,779 number | 93,513 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,743 number | 86,743 number | 86,743 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 141 Equatorial Guinea 93,553 number compare
- 142 Timor-Leste 93,399 number compare
- 143 Armenia 90,342 number compare
- 145 Albania 85,699 number compare
- 146 Qatar 81,529 number compare
- 147 Republic of Moldova 80,507 number compare
More education data for Croatia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Croatia?
- School age population, primary education, male in Croatia was 86,743 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 146,733 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,779 number in 2014.
- How does Croatia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Croatia ranks 144th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.