Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Croatia: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 70.9% (2020), 91st of 176 in the world and 40th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 101.2% (2023), 84th of 191 in the world and 28th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 100.5% (2023), 29th of 168 in the world and 11th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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10 indicators
Education: Croatia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 70.9%2020 | 91/176 | 40/51 | 52.4% | 61.7% | 70.9% | +9.3 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 101.2%2023 | 84/191 | 28/53 | 101.5%2001 | 98.1% | 99.5% | +2.6 ppsince 2013 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 100.5%2023 | 29/168 | 11/47 | 102.2%2001 | 97.4% | 100.5% | +2.8 ppsince 2013 | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 105.0%2023 | 41/176 | 23/53 | 94.8%2001 | 98.9% | 105.6% | +3.2 ppsince 2013 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 100.1%2023 | 24/168 | 9/50 | 101.7%2001 | 98.0% | 98.6% | +4.0 ppsince 2012 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 81.2%2023 | 25/172 | 15/52 | 36.4%2001 | 57.1% | 74.7% | +14.5 ppsince 2013 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 1.8%2023 | 115/178 | 21/51 | 0.3%2001 | 1.0% | 1.8% | +0.6 ppsince 2013 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 13.52016 | 128/173 | 23/48 | 18.8 | 14.3 | · | −21%since 2006 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 4.1%2021 | 96/184 | 33/49 | 3.8%2002 | 4.2% | 4.4% | ±0.0 ppsince 2011 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 8.5%2021 | 158/179 | 43/49 | 7.8%2002 | 8.7% | 8.2% | +0.1 ppsince 2011 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+9.3 pp70.9% in 2020
- Primary completion+2.8 pp100.5% in 2023
- Secondary enrolment+3.2 pp105.0% in 2023
- Lower secondary completion+4.0 pp100.1% in 2023
Worse than ten years ago
- Out-of-school children+0.6 pp1.8% in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Croatia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Croatia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Croatia | Hungary | Serbia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Slovenia | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 70.9%2020 | 90.8%2020 | 63.8%2021 | 25.5%2021 | 94.0%2020 | 72.9%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 101.2%2023 | 102.9%2024 | 96.0%2024 | 101.2%2023 | 100.9%2023 | 106.1%2023 |
| Primary completion | 100.5%2023 | 108.9%2024 | 96.0%2022 | 100.5%2023 | 97.4%2023 | 106.7%2023 |
| Secondary enrolment | 105.0%2023 | 107.4%2024 | 89.8%2024 | 87.9%2023 | 107.6%2023 | 93.9%2023 |
| Lower secondary completion | 100.1%2023 | 93.8%2024 | 95.3%2022 | 93.8%2023 | 93.5%2023 | 97.0%2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 81.2%2023 | 60.5%2024 | 70.6%2024 | 45.5%2023 | 80.1%2023 | 55.2%2023 |
| Out-of-school children | 1.8%2023 | 2.8%2024 | 3.3%2024 | 2.1%2023 | 1.4%2023 | 0.2%2023 |
| Pupils per teacher | 13.52016 | 10.82016 | 14.32018 | 16.92018 | 13.82016 | — |
| Education spending | 4.1%2021 | 3.8%2022 | 3.4%2023 | 3.2%2023 | 5.3%2022 | — |