Primary school enrolment (gross) in Croatia

Gross primary school enrolment in Croatia was 101.2% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2001.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 2001 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Croatia, 2023 101.2% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2022 +0.6percentage points 2022: 100.5%
European Union, 2023 102.4% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 101.6% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2023 73rd of 166 See the full ranking

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Croatia over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period CroatiaEuropean Union
2024 – 102.4%
2023 101.2% 102.4%
2022 100.5% 101.4%
2021 99.7% 101.4%
2020 99.5% 100.8%
2019 99.0% 101.5%
2018 98.9% 101.4%
2017 99.2% 101.4%
2016 98.8% 101.0%
2015 99.5% 101.4%
2014 98.9% 101.6%
2013 98.6% 102.2%
2012 98.7% 101.6%
2011 98.1% 101.8%
2010 98.1% 102.0%
2009 98.0% 102.3%
2008 97.9% 102.7%
2007 98.9% 103.1%
2006 99.4% 103.4%
2005 100.1% 103.5%
2004 – 103.0%
2003 101.0% 103.1%
2002 100.8% 103.2%
2001 101.5% 103.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 100.5% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 98.6%, the figure has changed by +2.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 166 countries with data for 2023, Croatia has the 73rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 102.4%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2023 for Croatia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics