School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Croatia
Croatia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.33 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Croatia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 15.33 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Croatia peaked at 15.45 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.36 years, in 2001.
That places Croatia 51st out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 to tertiary, male in Croatia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.36 years | — |
| 2002 | 13.48 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 13.65 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 13.99 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 14.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 14.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 14.07 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 14 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 14.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.2 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 14.39 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.8 years | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 14.95 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 14.98 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 15.18 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 15.27 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.25 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 15.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 15.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 15.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 15.33 years | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.85 years | 13.36 years | 14.17 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.81 years | 14.02 years | 15.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.37 years | 15.29 years | 15.45 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 to tertiary, male in Croatia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Croatia was 15.33 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.45 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.36 years in 2001.
- How does Croatia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Croatia ranks 51st out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release