School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Croatia
Croatia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.44 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Croatia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 8.44 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Croatia peaked at 8.44 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.09 years, in 2011.
Croatia ranks 134th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Croatia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.23 years | — |
| 2002 | 8.15 years | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 8.11 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 8.22 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 8.2 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.21 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.13 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 8.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.1 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.25 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 8.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.28 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.28 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.36 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 8.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.44 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.17 years | 8.11 years | 8.23 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.23 years | 8.09 years | 8.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.41 years | 8.36 years | 8.44 years | 4 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Croatia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Croatia was 8.44 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.44 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.09 years in 2011.
- How does Croatia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Croatia ranks 134th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release