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

Croatia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 20,960 number in 2020. β–Ό 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 age in Croatia, 1970–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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.

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, Kingdom of 23,515 number compare
  3. 139 Armenia, Republic of 22,884 number compare
  4. 141 Moldova, Republic of 19,827 number compare
  5. 142 Albania 17,892 number compare
  6. 143 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 17,538 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Croatia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 age?
Croatia ranks 140th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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/