Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Croatia
Croatia: Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development was 3 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 102 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 2013
All-time low
3 years
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Croatia, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 3 years for theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Croatia peaked at 3 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 2013.
That places Croatia 12th out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Croatia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 years | — |
| 2014 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 6 |
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More education data for Croatia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Croatia?
- Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Croatia was 3 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest theoretical duration of early childhood educational development recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest theoretical duration of early childhood educational development recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for theoretical duration of early childhood educational development?
- Croatia ranks 12th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is theoretical duration of early childhood educational development rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release