Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Croatia
Croatia: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 78.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Croatia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Croatia is 78.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Croatia peaked at 78.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2001.
That places Croatia 64th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.2% | 48.7% | 58.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 60.2% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 73.8% | 78.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 61 Ukraine 80.2% compare
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- 65 Mauritius 78.7% compare
- 66 Montenegro 78.1% compare
- 67 Argentina 78.0% compare
More education data for Croatia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 13,441 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.47 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Croatia?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Croatia was 78.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2001.
- How does Croatia rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Croatia ranks 64th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.