Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Croatia
Croatia: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 11,619 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Croatia, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female in Croatia stood at 11,619 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Croatia peaked at 11,619 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9,220 number, in 1998.
That places Croatia 120th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9,401 number | — |
| 1997 | 9,536 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 9,220 number | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 9,439 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 9,475 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 9,573 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 9,631 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 9,734 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 10,092 number | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 10,319 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 10,407 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 10,389 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 10,839 number | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 10,861 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 10,841 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 10,863 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 10,886 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 10,954 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 11,087 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 11,252 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 11,619 number | +3.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 11,619 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 75% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 11,619 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,278 number, 44% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,399 number | 9,220 number | 9,536 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 10,051 number | 9,475 number | 10,839 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 11,045 number | 10,841 number | 11,619 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53,231 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 172 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 59,775 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,903 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 325,996 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Croatia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Croatia was 11,619 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,619 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,220 number in 1998.
- How does Croatia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Croatia ranks 120th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.