School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Croatia
Croatia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.18 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Croatia, 1993–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Croatia is 15.18 years, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Croatia peaked at 15.27 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.89 years, in 1993.
Croatia ranks 52nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Croatia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 10.89 years | — |
| 1994 | 11.4 years | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 11.26 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 11.38 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 11.49 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 11.86 years | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 12.19 years | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 12.32 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 12.56 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 12.91 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 13.26 years | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 13.95 years | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 14.26 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 14.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 14.17 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 14.15 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.4 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 14.55 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 14.79 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 15.17 years | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 15.27 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.22 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.19 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 15.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 15.18 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5 years | 10.89 years | 12.19 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 13.54 years | 12.32 years | 14.29 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 15 years | 14.4 years | 15.27 years | 9 |
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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 to tertiary, both sexes in Croatia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Croatia was 15.18 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.27 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.89 years in 1993.
- How does Croatia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Croatia ranks 52nd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.