School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Croatia
Croatia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 243,630 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Croatia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Croatia is 243,630 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Croatia peaked at 389,080 number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 243,418 number, in 2017.
Croatia ranks 130th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Croatia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 370,506 number | — |
| 1971 | 381,944 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 387,499 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 389,080 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 388,587 number | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 387,377 number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 385,082 number | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 381,450 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 376,972 number | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 372,390 number | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 368,039 number | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 363,795 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 360,858 number | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 357,746 number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 353,920 number | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 349,231 number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 343,869 number | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 337,380 number | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 330,994 number | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 326,068 number | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 323,280 number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 322,332 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 319,421 number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 317,831 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 316,107 number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 313,515 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 310,700 number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 309,763 number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 306,570 number | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 302,473 number | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 298,933 number | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 296,496 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 296,774 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 298,532 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 300,330 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 300,817 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 299,759 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 296,679 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 291,696 number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 285,060 number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 277,359 number | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 269,030 number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 259,351 number | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 251,199 number | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 245,979 number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 243,675 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 243,516 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 243,418 number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 243,630 number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 382,089 number | 370,506 number | 389,080 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 349,190 number | 326,068 number | 368,039 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 314,199 number | 302,473 number | 323,280 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 296,508 number | 285,060 number | 300,817 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 253,017 number | 243,418 number | 277,359 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Croatia?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Croatia was 243,630 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 389,080 number in 1973.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 243,418 number in 2017.
- How does Croatia rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Croatia ranks 130th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.