Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Croatia
Croatia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 17,004 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Croatia, 1981–2018
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.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5,436 number | — |
| 1986 | 5,081 number | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 6,132 number | +20.7% |
| 1991 | 6,633 number | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 6,425 number | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 6,550 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 6,429 number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 6,169 number | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 6,325 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 6,038 number | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 13,075 number | +116.5% |
| 2008 | 13,866 number | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 14,995 number | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 15,721 number | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 16,319 number | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 16,594 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 16,975 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 16,842 number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 16,121 number | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 16,593 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 17,004 number | +2.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 17,004 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,609 number, 1.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 17,004 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,009 number, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +116.5% | 6,038 number | 13,075 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 66 Ghana 17,892 number compare
- 67 Greece 17,288 number compare
- 68 Afghanistan 17,215 number compare
- 70 New Zealand 16,834 number compare
- 71 Puerto Rico 16,563 number compare
- 72 Czechia 16,426 number compare
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 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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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.