School age population, one year before than official … male than in Croatia

Croatia: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 20,960 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
20,960 number
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
140th
of 202 countries
All-time high
35,340 number
in 1970
All-time low
20,435 number
in 2012
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Croatia, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Croatia is 20,960 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Croatia peaked at 35,340 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 20,435 number, in 2012.

Croatia ranks 140th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official … male than in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Croatia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 35,340 number —
1971 34,710 number -1.8%
1972 34,051 number -1.9%
1973 33,319 number -2.1%
1974 32,614 number -2.1%
1975 32,047 number -1.7%
1976 31,750 number -0.9%
1977 31,808 number +0.2%
1978 32,258 number +1.4%
1979 32,917 number +2.0%
1980 33,598 number +2.1%
1981 34,040 number +1.3%
1982 34,204 number +0.5%
1983 34,084 number -0.4%
1984 33,802 number -0.8%
1985 33,486 number -0.9%
1986 33,315 number -0.5%
1987 33,301 number -0.0%
1988 33,389 number +0.3%
1989 33,470 number +0.2%
1990 33,419 number -0.2%
1991 33,095 number -1.0%
1992 32,640 number -1.4%
1993 31,913 number -2.2%
1994 30,985 number -2.9%
1995 29,930 number -3.4%
1996 28,851 number -3.6%
1997 27,764 number -3.8%
1998 26,587 number -4.2%
1999 25,457 number -4.3%
2000 24,503 number -3.7%
2001 23,883 number -2.5%
2002 23,595 number -1.2%
2003 23,852 number +1.1%
2004 24,374 number +2.2%
2005 24,860 number +2.0%
2006 24,907 number +0.2%
2007 24,459 number -1.8%
2008 23,512 number -3.9%
2009 22,345 number -5.0%
2010 21,258 number -4.9%
2011 20,658 number -2.8%
2012 20,435 number -1.1%
2013 20,722 number +1.4%
2014 21,285 number +2.7%
2015 21,887 number +2.8%
2016 22,177 number +1.3%
2017 22,224 number +0.2%
2018 21,962 number -1.2%
2019 21,500 number -2.1%
2020 20,960 number -2.5%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 20,960 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 29,178 number, 72% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 20,960 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,344 number, 53% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 33,081 number 31,750 number 35,340 number 10
1980s 33,669 number 33,301 number 34,204 number 10
1990s 30,064 number 25,457 number 33,419 number 10
2000s 24,029 number 22,345 number 24,907 number 10
2010s 21,411 number 20,435 number 22,224 number 10
2020s 20,960 number 20,960 number 20,960 number 1

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 137 Puerto Rico 23,690 number compare
  2. 138 Lesotho 23,515 number compare
  3. 139 Armenia 22,884 number compare
  4. 141 Moldova 19,827 number compare
  5. 142 Albania 17,892 number compare
  6. 143 Equatorial Guinea 17,538 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Croatia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Croatia was 20,960 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 35,340 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 20,435 number in 2012.
How does Croatia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Croatia ranks 140th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/