Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Croatia
Croatia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 7.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Croatia, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Croatia stood at 7.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Croatia peaked at 8.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2005.
That places Croatia 16th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.5% | — |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.2% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 13 Maldives 9.3% compare
- 14 Lebanon 8.4% compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.0%
- 17 Netherlands 7.6% compare
- 18 Niger 7.2% compare
- 19 Antigua and Barbuda 6.8% compare
More education data for Croatia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53,231 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 172 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 59,775 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,903 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 325,996 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 147,483 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0382 units per person (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 7.8% 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 8.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2005.
- How does Croatia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Croatia ranks 16th out of 83 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 up 16.3%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release