Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Croatia

Croatia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 17,004 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
17,004 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
69th
of 176 countries
All-time high
17,004 number
in 2018
All-time low
5,081 number
in 1986
Years of data
21
1981–2018

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Croatia, 1981–2018

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k17.5k1981199920181981: 5.4k number1986: 5.1k number1990: 6.1k number1991: 6.6k number1992: 6.4k number1993: 6.5k number1994: 6.4k number1995: 6.2k number1996: 6.3k number1997: 6.0k number2007: 13.1k number2008: 13.9k number2009: 15.0k number2010: 15.7k number2011: 16.3k number2012: 16.6k number2013: 17.0k number2014: 16.8k number2015: 16.1k number2016: 16.6k number2018: 17.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 17,004 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Croatia peaked at 17,004 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5,081 number, in 1986.

Croatia ranks 69th of 176 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5,258 number 5,081 number 5,436 number 2
1990s 6,338 number 6,038 number 6,633 number 8
2000s 13,979 number 13,075 number 14,995 number 3
2010s 16,521 number 15,721 number 17,004 number 8

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 66 Ghana 17,892 number compare
  2. 67 Greece 17,288 number compare
  3. 68 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 17,215 number compare
  4. 70 New Zealand 16,834 number compare
  5. 71 Puerto Rico 16,563 number compare
  6. 72 Czechia 16,426 number compare

See the full ranking of 221 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Croatia?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Croatia was 17,004 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 17,004 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,081 number in 1986.
How does Croatia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Croatia ranks 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
221 places, 5,942 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.