Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Croatia
Croatia: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Croatia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 1.8% for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Croatia peaked at 2.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.
Croatia ranks 134th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3% | — |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +61.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +51.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +105.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -54.3% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +24.9% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Croatia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 147,483 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0382 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 71,520 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Croatia?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Croatia was 1.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- How does Croatia rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Croatia ranks 134th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.