Teachers in primary education, female in Croatia
Croatia: Teachers in primary education, female was 12,557 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Croatia, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 12,557 for teachers in primary education, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Croatia peaked at 12,557 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,220, in 1998.
Croatia ranks 122nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9,401 | — |
| 1997 | 9,536 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 9,220 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 9,439 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 9,475 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 9,573 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 9,631 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 9,734 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 10,092 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 10,319 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 10,407 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 10,389 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 10,839 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 10,861 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 10,841 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 10,863 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 10,886 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 10,954 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 11,087 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 11,252 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 11,619 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 11,736 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 11,818 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 12,263 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 12,435 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 12,557 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,399 | 9,220 | 9,536 | 4 |
| 2000s | 10,051 | 9,475 | 10,839 | 9 |
| 2010s | 11,122 | 10,841 | 11,736 | 9 |
| 2020s | 12,268 | 11,818 | 12,557 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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 primary education, female in Croatia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Croatia was 12,557 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,557 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,220 in 1998.
- How does Croatia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Croatia ranks 122nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release