Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Croatia

Croatia: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 17,611 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
17,611 number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
59th
of 138 countries
All-time high
17,611 number
in 2018
All-time low
9,330 number
in 1996
Years of data
20
1996–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Croatia, 1996–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1996200720181996: 9.3k number1997: 9.6k number1998: 10.7k number1999: 10.4k number2000: 11.1k number2001: 11.2k number2002: 11.5k number2003: 11.8k number2005: 12.4k number2006: 12.8k number2007: 13.1k number2008: 13.6k number2010: 16.2k number2011: 16.4k number2012: 16.6k number2013: 16.7k number2014: 16.6k number2015: 16.9k number2016: 17.1k number2018: 17.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Croatia stood at 17,611 number. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Croatia peaked at 17,611 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9,330 number, in 1996.

That places Croatia 59th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in Croatia, 1996 to 2018.
Year number Change
1996 9,330 number
1997 9,586 number +2.7%
1998 10,674 number +11.3%
1999 10,444 number -2.2%
2000 11,083 number +6.1%
2001 11,204 number +1.1%
2002 11,526 number +2.9%
2003 11,834 number +2.7%
2005 12,363 number +4.5%
2006 12,791 number +3.5%
2007 13,126 number +2.6%
2008 13,629 number +3.8%
2010 16,215 number +19.0%
2011 16,419 number +1.3%
2012 16,601 number +1.1%
2013 16,652 number +0.3%
2014 16,618 number -0.2%
2015 16,920 number +1.8%
2016 17,102 number +1.1%
2018 17,611 number +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,008 number 9,330 number 10,674 number 4
2000s 12,194 number 11,083 number 13,629 number 8
2010s 16,767 number 16,215 number 17,611 number 8

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 56 Palestine 18,366 number compare
  2. 57 Lithuania 17,916 number compare
  3. 58 Nepal 17,796 number compare
  4. 60 Slovakia 17,480 number compare
  5. 61 Switzerland 17,010 number compare
  6. 62 Denmark 16,616 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Croatia?
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Croatia was 17,611 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 17,611 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 9,330 number in 1996.
How does Croatia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
Croatia ranks 59th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.