Secondary education, general pupils in Croatia

Croatia: Secondary education, general pupils was 207,005 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
207,005
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
130th
of 204 countries
All-time high
276,934
in 1994
All-time low
207,005
in 2017
Years of data
24
1993–2017

Secondary education, general pupils in Croatia, 1993–2017

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1993200520171993: 273.0k1994: 276.9k1995: 273.2k1996: 265.5k1997: 262.0k1998: 266.1k1999: 265.3k2000: 264.0k2001: 260.2k2002: 257.3k2003: 254.3k2005: 245.9k2006: 244.4k2007: 243.1k2008: 244.7k2009: 246.6k2010: 245.0k2011: 241.4k2012: 235.8k2013: 229.0k2014: 221.4k2015: 215.1k2016: 210.0k2017: 207.0k

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

Croatia recorded 207,005 for secondary education, general pupils in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Croatia peaked at 276,934 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 207,005, in 2017.

That places Croatia 130th out of 204 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils in Croatia, 1993 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1993 272,984
1994 276,934 +1.4%
1995 273,219 -1.3%
1996 265,467 -2.8%
1997 262,031 -1.3%
1998 266,115 +1.6%
1999 265,263 -0.3%
2000 264,008 -0.5%
2001 260,162 -1.5%
2002 257,327 -1.1%
2003 254,335 -1.2%
2005 245,856 -3.3%
2006 244,380 -0.6%
2007 243,086 -0.5%
2008 244,688 +0.7%
2009 246,565 +0.8%
2010 244,995 -0.6%
2011 241,355 -1.5%
2012 235,819 -2.3%
2013 228,980 -2.9%
2014 221,383 -3.3%
2015 215,103 -2.8%
2016 210,001 -2.4%
2017 207,005 -1.4%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 207,005 is below the median for high income countries, which is 229,383, 90% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 207,005 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 377,758, 55% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 268,859 262,031 276,934 7
2000s 251,156 243,086 264,008 9
2010s 225,580 207,005 244,995 8

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 127 Puerto Rico 229,383 compare
  2. 128 Lithuania 218,532 compare
  3. 129 Armenia 215,307 compare
  4. 131 Namibia 202,252 compare
  5. 132 Jamaica 200,563 compare
  6. 133 Moldova 195,480 compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils in Croatia?
Secondary education, general pupils in Croatia was 207,005 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 276,934 in 1994.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 207,005 in 2017.
How does Croatia rank for secondary education, general pupils?
Croatia ranks 130th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.