Croatia — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Croatia, 2002–2021.
Education spending for Croatia was 4.09% in 2021, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 14 years, from 2002 to 2021. The highest recorded value was 4.50% in 2013. The lowest was 3.82% in 2002 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.36% per year.
Croatia ranks 92 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 53%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Croatia sits below it. It peaked in 2013 and has fallen 9% since. Over the last decade (2011–2021) the figure moved down 0%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 31 of 45 economies; Italy (4.07%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 14% in 2017.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 194 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 68th of 116 in 2002 → 64th of 130 in 2010 → 79th of 157 in 2020 → 84th of 152 in 2021.
Key figures
Full history — 2002 to 2021
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.09% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 4.41% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 3.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 3.92% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 3.87% | -0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 4.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 4.21% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 4.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 4.28% | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 3.97% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 3.82% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 3.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 3.82% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Croatia’s Education spending in 2003?
3.87% (2003). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Croatia’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2002 and 2021 the series was growing overall: +7.0% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2021: 4.09%; 2020: 4.41%; 2019: 3.95%; 2018: 3.92%; 2017: 3.87%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.