School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Croatia

Croatia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 243,630 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
243,630 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
130th
of 203 countries
All-time high
389,080 number
in 1973
All-time low
243,418 number
in 2017
Years of data
49
1970–2018

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Croatia, 1970–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019942018

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

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Croatia, 1970 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 127 Jamaica 263,211 number compare
  2. 128 Uruguay 257,364 number compare
  3. 129 Namibia 244,869 number compare
  4. 131 Mongolia 236,675 number compare
  5. 132 Georgia 236,603 number compare
  6. 133 Albania 232,597 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.