School age population, early childhood educational development in Croatia

Croatia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 36,773 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
36,773 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
70th
of 92 countries
All-time high
44,391 number
in 2013
All-time low
25,242 number
in 1998
Years of data
8
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Croatia, 1998–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200820191998: 25.2k number2013: 44.4k number2014: 41.2k number2015: 40.1k number2016: 39.1k number2017: 36.8k number2018: 36.2k number2019: 36.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Croatia is 36,773 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Croatia peaked at 44,391 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25,242 number, in 1998.

That places Croatia 70th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Croatia, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 25,242 number
2013 44,391 number +75.9%
2014 41,195 number -7.2%
2015 40,115 number -2.6%
2016 39,093 number -2.5%
2017 36,813 number -5.8%
2018 36,250 number -1.5%
2019 36,773 number +1.4%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 36,773 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 78,335 number, 47% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 36,773 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58,337 number, 63% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25,242 number 25,242 number 25,242 number 1
2010s 39,233 number 36,250 number 44,391 number 7

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 67 Gambia 39,714 number compare
  2. 68 Qatar 39,573 number compare
  3. 69 Hong Kong 37,358 number compare
  4. 71 Moldova 34,049 number compare
  5. 72 Albania 32,580 number compare
  6. 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 27,684 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Croatia?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Croatia was 36,773 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 44,391 number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 25,242 number in 1998.
How does Croatia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Croatia ranks 70th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/