School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Croatia
Croatia: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 157,695 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
157,695 number
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
123rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
318,108 number
in 1970
All-time low
157,695 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Croatia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 157,695 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Croatia peaked at 318,108 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 157,695 number, in 2020.
Croatia ranks 123rd of 205 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Croatia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 318,108 number | — |
| 1971 | 317,038 number | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 313,278 number | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 308,004 number | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 302,188 number | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 296,883 number | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 292,482 number | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 288,589 number | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 285,451 number | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 282,341 number | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 278,503 number | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 273,778 number | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 269,071 number | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 263,571 number | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 258,511 number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 255,398 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 254,932 number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 256,813 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 260,763 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 264,975 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 267,648 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 268,236 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 264,830 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 260,836 number | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 257,371 number | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 255,170 number | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 254,071 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 251,868 number | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 249,595 number | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 247,181 number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 244,527 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 241,825 number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 239,049 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 236,543 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 233,859 number | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 230,024 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 224,254 number | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 216,433 number | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 207,345 number | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 198,945 number | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 193,225 number | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 190,811 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 191,665 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 194,689 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 197,381 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 197,256 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 193,286 number | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 185,158 number | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 174,636 number | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 164,534 number | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 157,695 number | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 300,436 number | 282,341 number | 318,108 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 263,632 number | 254,932 number | 278,503 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 257,681 number | 247,181 number | 268,236 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 227,280 number | 198,945 number | 244,527 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 188,264 number | 164,534 number | 197,381 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 157,695 number | 157,695 number | 157,695 number | 1 |
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More education data for Croatia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Croatia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Croatia was 157,695 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 318,108 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 157,695 number in 2020.
- How does Croatia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Croatia ranks 123rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.