School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Croatia
Croatia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 311,629 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Croatia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Croatia stood at 311,629.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Croatia peaked at 427,500 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 307,479, in 2020.
Croatia ranks 134th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 427,500 | — |
| 2002 | 422,978 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 418,705 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 409,585 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 403,851 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 399,695 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 396,871 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 395,596 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 395,633 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 392,854 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 386,849 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 383,258 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 372,397 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 361,221 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 349,777 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 336,502 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 326,095 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 316,749 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 310,165 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 307,479 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 308,321 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 309,495 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 310,398 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 311,629 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 407,824 | 395,596 | 427,500 | 9 |
| 2010s | 353,587 | 310,165 | 392,854 | 10 |
| 2020s | 309,464 | 307,479 | 311,629 | 5 |
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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, secondary education, both sexes in Croatia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Croatia was 311,629 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 427,500 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 307,479 in 2020.
- How does Croatia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Croatia ranks 134th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release