School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Croatia
Croatia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.57 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Croatia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Croatia is 8.57 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Croatia peaked at 8.57 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.07 years, in 2003.
Croatia ranks 130th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Croatia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.18 years | — |
| 2002 | 8.11 years | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 8.07 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.26 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 8.24 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.19 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 8.19 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.16 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.15 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.31 years | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 8.36 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.38 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.38 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.45 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.49 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 8.51 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.57 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.19 years | 8.07 years | 8.26 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.31 years | 8.15 years | 8.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.53 years | 8.49 years | 8.57 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 127 Belarus 8.59 years compare
- 128 Benin 8.58 years compare
- 129 Mauritania 8.58 years compare
- 131 Zimbabwe 8.5 years compare
- 132 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.48 years compare
- 133 Seychelles 8.45 years compare
More education data for Croatia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,277 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8044 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 115,678 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 158,754 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,557 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 884 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 92,083 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.8399 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Croatia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Croatia was 8.57 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.57 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.07 years in 2003.
- How does Croatia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Croatia ranks 130th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release