Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia

Croatia: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 23,865 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
23,865 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
68th
of 141 countries
All-time high
23,865 number
in 2018
All-time low
14,095 number
in 1996
Years of data
21
1996–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia, 1996–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1996200720181996: 14.1k number1997: 14.4k number1998: 15.8k number1999: 15.5k number2000: 16.2k number2001: 16.4k number2002: 16.7k number2003: 17.1k number2005: 17.5k number2006: 18.0k number2007: 18.2k number2008: 18.7k number2009: 21.5k number2010: 22.1k number2011: 22.3k number2012: 22.5k number2013: 22.7k number2014: 22.7k number2015: 23.0k number2016: 23.2k number2018: 23.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia stood at 23,865 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia peaked at 23,865 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14,095 number, in 1996.

Croatia ranks 68th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Croatia, 1996 to 2018.
Year number Change
1996 14,095 number
1997 14,430 number +2.4%
1998 15,834 number +9.7%
1999 15,548 number -1.8%
2000 16,215 number +4.3%
2001 16,440 number +1.4%
2002 16,732 number +1.8%
2003 17,073 number +2.0%
2005 17,547 number +2.8%
2006 18,005 number +2.6%
2007 18,198 number +1.1%
2008 18,651 number +2.5%
2009 21,538 number +15.5%
2010 22,058 number +2.4%
2011 22,260 number +0.9%
2012 22,525 number +1.2%
2013 22,697 number +0.8%
2014 22,729 number +0.1%
2015 22,996 number +1.2%
2016 23,232 number +1.0%
2018 23,865 number +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,977 number 14,095 number 15,834 number 4
2000s 17,822 number 16,215 number 21,538 number 9
2010s 22,795 number 22,058 number 23,865 number 8

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 65 Kuwait 26,722 number compare
  2. 66 Norway 24,810 number compare
  3. 67 Lao People's Democratic Republic 24,640 number compare
  4. 69 Mali 23,636 number compare
  5. 70 Honduras 23,602 number compare
  6. 71 Slovakia 23,018 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia?
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Croatia was 23,865 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 23,865 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 14,095 number in 1996.
How does Croatia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
Croatia ranks 68th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,093 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.