School enrollment, preprimary in Croatia
Croatia: School enrollment, preprimary was 70.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Croatia, 1980–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary in Croatia is 70.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Croatia peaked at 70.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1980.
That places Croatia 93rd out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.7% | — |
| 1981 | 23.6% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 25.0% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 25.9% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 26.0% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 26.7% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 26.9% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 27.6% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 28.2% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 28.8% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 28.2% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 28.0% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 36.1% | +28.8% |
| 1996 | 37.7% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 40.0% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 49.2% | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 52.4% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 45.9% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 63.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 62.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | +0.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 70.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.0%, 76% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 70.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.3%, 76% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +28.8% | 28.0% | 36.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.1% | 22.7% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 28.0% | 49.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 45.9% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 61.7% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 70.9% | 70.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53,231 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 172 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 59,775 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,903 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 325,996 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 147,483 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0382 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Croatia?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Croatia was 70.9% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1980.
- How does Croatia rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Croatia ranks 93rd out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.