Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Croatia

Croatia: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 28,457 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
28,457 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
57th
of 134 countries
All-time high
28,611 number
in 2016
All-time low
15,646 number
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Croatia, 1996–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k1996200720181996: 15.6k number1997: 16.6k number1998: 16.9k number1999: 17.8k number2000: 18.4k number2001: 19.3k number2002: 19.7k number2003: 19.7k number2004: 20.1k number2005: 21.9k number2006: 23.5k number2007: 24.1k number2008: 24.4k number2009: 25.5k number2010: 25.6k number2011: 25.7k number2012: 26.3k number2013: 26.5k number2014: 23.5k number2015: 28.2k number2016: 28.6k number2018: 28.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 28,457 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Croatia peaked at 28,611 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15,646 number, in 1996.

That places Croatia 57th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Croatia, 1996 to 2018.
Year number Change
1996 15,646 number
1997 16,640 number +6.4%
1998 16,942 number +1.8%
1999 17,836 number +5.3%
2000 18,436 number +3.4%
2001 19,325 number +4.8%
2002 19,718 number +2.0%
2003 19,733 number +0.1%
2004 20,073 number +1.7%
2005 21,925 number +9.2%
2006 23,486 number +7.1%
2007 24,063 number +2.5%
2008 24,444 number +1.6%
2009 25,463 number +4.2%
2010 25,615 number +0.6%
2011 25,735 number +0.5%
2012 26,251 number +2.0%
2013 26,531 number +1.1%
2014 23,465 number -11.6%
2015 28,218 number +20.3%
2016 28,611 number +1.4%
2018 28,457 number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,766 number 15,646 number 17,836 number 4
2000s 21,667 number 18,436 number 25,463 number 10
2010s 26,610 number 23,465 number 28,611 number 8

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 54 Serbia 30,940 number compare
  2. 55 Benin 30,039 number compare
  3. 56 Austria 29,653 number compare
  4. 58 Norway 27,901 number compare
  5. 59 Denmark 27,196 number compare
  6. 60 Mali 24,036 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Croatia?
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Croatia was 28,457 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 28,611 number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 15,646 number in 1996.
How does Croatia rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
Croatia ranks 57th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,952 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.