School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Croatia
Croatia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.71 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Croatia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Croatia stood at 8.71 years. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Croatia peaked at 8.71 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.02 years, in 2003.
Croatia ranks 120th 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, female in Croatia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.13 years | — |
| 2002 | 8.07 years | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 8.02 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.3 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 8.28 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.31 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.25 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 8.24 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.21 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.2 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.21 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.38 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 8.44 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.48 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.51 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.59 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 8.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 8.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 8.71 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2 years | 8.02 years | 8.31 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.4 years | 8.2 years | 8.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.66 years | 8.62 years | 8.71 years | 4 |
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More education data for Croatia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Croatia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Croatia was 8.71 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.71 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.02 years in 2003.
- How does Croatia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Croatia ranks 120th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release