Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Croatia
Croatia: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 10,708 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Croatia, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Croatia stood at 10,708. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Croatia peaked at 10,708 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,308, in 1995.
Croatia ranks 79th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5,308 | — |
| 1996 | 5,521 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 5,831 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 6,188 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 6,345 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 6,353 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 6,357 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 6,920 | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 7,121 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 6,033 | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 6,312 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 6,375 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 6,760 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 7,063 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 7,593 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 7,732 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 8,024 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 7,835 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 8,161 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 8,267 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 8,535 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 9,261 | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 9,547 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 9,715 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 9,933 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 10,143 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 10,708 | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,839 | 5,308 | 6,345 | 5 |
| 2000s | 6,588 | 6,033 | 7,121 | 9 |
| 2010s | 8,328 | 7,593 | 9,547 | 9 |
| 2020s | 10,125 | 9,715 | 10,708 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 76 Côte d'Ivoire 11,824 compare
- 77 Costa Rica 11,574 compare
- 78 Hong Kong, China 11,416 compare
- 80 Myanmar 10,264 compare
- 81 Palestine, State of 10,244 compare
- 82 Jordan 10,235 compare
More education data for Croatia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,441 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Croatia?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Croatia was 10,708 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,708 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,308 in 1995.
- How does Croatia rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Croatia ranks 79th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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 pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release