Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Croatia
Croatia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 87.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Croatia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 87.0% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Croatia peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 86.9%, in 2020.
That places Croatia 188th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.4% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 91.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 91.6% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 86.9% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 86.9% | 87.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 185 Congo 92.8% compare
- 186 Australia 91.8% compare
- 187 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 89.0% compare
- 189 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 86.8% compare
- 190 Puerto Rico 84.8% compare
- 191 Honduras 84.2% compare
More education data for Croatia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 325,996 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2332 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,441 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 163,719 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3395 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,277 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8044 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 115,678 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.54 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Croatia?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Croatia was 87.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.9% in 2020.
- How does Croatia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Croatia ranks 188th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release