Zagreb, 07 May 2021
BASIC SCHOOLS END OF 2019/2020 SCHOOL YEAR AND BEGINNING OF 2020/2021 SCHOOL YEAR
1. BASIC SCHOOLS – end of 2019/2020 school year
At the end of the 2019/2020 school year, there were 878 active (self-contained) basic schools on the territory of the Republic of Croatia. They included 1 135 satellite schools and departments.
Decrease in the number of pupils has been present for a quarter of the century and 66.3% of basic shools provided school meals
At the end of the 2019/2020 school year, the number of basic schools, the number of departments and the number of pupils did not significantly change compared to the end of the 2018/2019 school year. The share of female pupils was 48.8%. Although the number of pupils did not significantly change compared to the previous year, the decrease has continued for as long as a quarter of the century. There were 66.0% of state basic schools and 100.0% of private basic schools that provided school meals.
The teacher/pupil ratio in the regular education in the same school year was 1 : 9.0. The same ratio in the education of disabled children and youth was 1 : 1.8. The share of women in the total number of teachers was 81.6%.
More than four thousand pupils attended classes conducted in languages of ethnic minorities
According to the methodology of statistical data collection, in 2 013 school units, out of 1 985 of them, classes were conducted in one language: in 1 945 of them in Croatian, in 11 of them in Italian, in four of them in Hungarian, in five of them in Czech and in 20 of them in Serbian. Besides in Croatian, classes in 28 schools were conducted in languages of ethnic minorities: in five of them in Hungarian, in six in Italian, in one in German, in three in Czech and in 13 in Serbian. A total of 4 189 pupils attended classes conducted in languages of ethnic minorities: 308 in Czech, 1 724 in Italian, 166 in Hungarian, 150 in German and 1 841 in Serbian.
1.1 BASIC SCHOOLS, CLASS UNITS, SCHOOL MEALS, END OF 2019/2020 SCHOOL YEAR
Schools1) Class units Schools providing school meals
Total Self-contained schools Satellite schools and departments Total Homogenous Combined Total Snack only Warm meal only Both
Basic schools – regular 2 013 878 1 135 18 023 16 456 1 567 1 335 551 364 420
State 1 995 860 1 135 17 874 16 307 1 567 1 317 551 361 405
Private 9 9 - 72 72 - 9 - 3 6
Of religious communities 9 9 - 77 77 - 9 - - 9
Basic schools for disabled children and youth 93 34 59 354 179 175 82 33 15 34
State 93 34 59 354 179 175 82 33 15 34
1) See Notes on Methodology
1.2 PUPILS IN BASIC SCHOOLS, BY GRADES, SEX, COMPLETION AND SCHOOL MEALS, END OF 2019/2020 SCHOOL YEAR
Total Female pupils Pupils who completed school Pupils taking school meals
All 1st – 4th grade 5th – 8th grade All 1st – 4th grade 5th – 8th grade All Female pupils Snacks Warm meal
Basic schools – total 313 461 156 263 157 198 152 595 76 031 76 564 38 825 18 942 127 713 86 803
Basic schools – regular 311 764 155 521 156 243 152 033 75 808 76 225 38 602 18 860 125 225 85 252
State 309 435 154 113 155 322 150 958 75 150 75 808 38 412 18 763 123 555 83 650
Private 968 524 444 409 237 172 98 44 504 782
Of religious communities 1 361 884 477 666 421 245 92 53 1 166 820
Basic schools for disabled children and youth 1 697 742 955 562 223 339 223 82 2 488 1 551
State 1 697 742 955 562 223 339 223 82 2 488 1 551
1.3 PUPILS IN BASIC SCHOOLS, BY GRADES, ACHIEVEMENT AND SEX, END OF 2019/2020 SCHOOL YEAR
Total In state schools In private schools In schools of religious communities
All Passed All Passed All Passed All Passed
Basic schools – total All 313 461 313 033 311 132 310 709 968 968 1 361 1 356
Female pupils 152 595 152 439 151 520 151 364 409 409 666 666
Basic schools – regular All 311 764 311 349 309 435 309 025 968 968 1 361 1 356
1st grade All 38 267 38 208 37 867 37 808 144 144 256 256
Female pupils 18 453 18 428 18 278 18 253 55 55 120 120
2nd grade All 37 699 37 676 37 326 37 305 135 135 238 236
3rd grade All 38 765 38 750 38 419 38 404 134 134 212 212
Female pupils 18 862 18 838 18 701 18 677 66 66 95 95
4th grade All 40 790 40 742 40 501 40 453 111 111 178 178
7th grade All 38 184 38 116 37 991 37 923 109 109 84 84
8th grade All 38 663 38 602 38 473 38 412 98 98 92 92
Basic schools for disabled children and youth All 1 697 1 684 1 697 1 684 - - - -
Female pupils 562 558 562 558 - - - -
1st grade All 157 154 157 154 - - - -
Female pupils 44 43 44 43 - - - -
2nd grade All 175 175 175 175 - - - -
3rd grade All 208 208 208 208 - - - -
4th grade All 202 199 202 199 - - - -
1.4 TEACHERS AND ASSISTANTS1) IN BASIC SCHOOLS, END OF 2019/2020 SCHOOL YEAR
Teachers Teachers, FTE Teachers in Assistants, FTE
Total Women Full-time Part-time Lower grades Upper grades Lower and upper grades
Total Women Total Women Total Women Total Women
Basic schools – regular 34 636 28 280 26 196 22 497 8 440 5 783 29 865,77 25 032,49 12 506 16 994 5 136 2 452 2 260
State 34 217 27 958 25 903 22 256 8 314 5 702 29 526,88 24 759,92 12 351 16 824 5 042 2 424 2 234
Private 205 150 158 119 47 31 171,94 129,44 58 80 67 11 10
Of religious communities 214 172 135 122 79 50 166,95 143,13 97 90 27 17 16
Basic schools for disabled children and youth 926 783 771 677 155 106 823,70 714,37 244 398 284 311 285
State 926 783 771 677 155 106 823,70 714,37 244 398 284 311 285
1.5 PUPILS LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES, BY GRADES AND TEACHERS TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES, END OF 2019/2020 SCHOOL YEAR
Pupils by grades1) Teachers1)
Ukupno I II III IV V VI VII VIII
Basic schools – regular 428 186 39 246 39 571 40 810 67 068 64 382 61 320 58 103 57 686 5 874
English 298 254 35 191 34 482 35 251 40 141 39 567 38 442 37 489 37 691 3 510
German 100 535 3 414 3 571 3 884 20 789 19 061 17 812 16 114 15 890 1 698
Italian 24 596 420 1 215 1 297 5 134 4 867 4 346 3 826 3 491 478
French 2 883 60 87 131 672 613 459 444 417 69
Hungarian 563 45 77 90 73 73 78 57 70 39
Spanish 331 0 6 4 102 69 58 54 38 8
Czech 269 31 43 40 36 46 33 19 21 17
Slovak 219 21 25 39 40 23 22 27 22 16
Russian 41 6 6 5 8 5 4 4 3 4
Other languages 495 58 59 69 73 58 66 69 43 35
Basic schools for disabled children and youth 275 - - - 55 57 57 59 47 29
English 271 - - - 55 55 56 58 47 28
German 4 - - - - 2 1 1 - 1
1.6 SPECIAL BASIC EDUCATION, SCHOOLS, PUPILS AND TEACHERS, END OF 2019/2020 SCHOOL YEAR
Škole1) Pupils Graduated pupils Teachers1)
Total Self- contained Satellite Depart- Total Female pupils Total Female pupils Total Women Full-time
Basic art schools 129 30 35 64 19 098 11 798 2 315 1 395 2 536 1 536 1 816 1 160
Music schools 124 29 35 60 18 697 11 406 2 242 1 323 2 414 1 450 1 721 1 093
State 116 25 35 56 18 126 11 105 2 188 1 295 2 296 1 388 1 694 1 077
Private 8 4 - 4 571 301 54 28 118 62 27 16
Dance schools 5 1 - 4 401 392 73 72 122 86 95 67
State 5 1 - 4 401 392 73 72 122 86 95 67
Basic education of adults 22 6 7 9 348 180 193 101 … … … …
At basic schools 11 4 7 - 56 27 8 - … … … …
At other institutions 11 2 - 9 292 153 185 101 117 74 19 9
G-1 PUPILS IN REGULAR BASIC SCHOOLS, BY ACHIEVEMENT AND SEX, END OF 2019/2020 SCHOOL YEAR
2 BASIC SCHOOLS – beginning of 2020/2021 school year
At the beginning of the 2020/2021 school year, the number of basic schools and pupils did not significantly change, as compared to the beginning of the 2019/2020 school year. The share of female pupils was 48.8%.
The teacher/pupil ratio in regular education was 1 : 8.9. Out of the total number of repeaters, the largest share, 58.5%, were male pupils. Most repeaters attended upper grades, 81.6% of them, with the highest share in the sixth grade, 30.1%. Out of the total number of repeaters in the sixth grade, the largest share were male pupils, 54.1%. The teacher/pupil ratio in the education of disabled children and youth was 1 : 1.8. The share of female teachers was 82.1%.
Taking the pupils' age into account, it is noticeable that the percentage of pupils under seven years of age in regular schools amounted to just 2.3%. Similarly, the percentage of pupils aged 15 and over was only 0.8%. Of that, 89.0% attended the eighth grade.
2.1 SCHOOLS, CLASS UNITS AND TEACHERS IN BASIC SCHOOLS, BEGINNING OF 2020/2021 SCHOOL YEAR
Schools1) Class units Učitelji1) Učitelji u ekvivalentu pune zaposlenosti Učitelji koji predaju
Total Women Full-time Part-time Total Women Lower grades Upper grades Lower and upper grades
Total Women Total Women
Basic schools – regular 2 001 18 229 34 642 28 424 26 199 22 592 8 443 5 832 29 907 25 161,67 12 824 16 371 5 447
State 1 983 18 069 34 225 28 092 25 908 22 344 8 317 5 748 29 568 24 881,45 12 652 16 210 5 363
Private 9 75 173 126 127 97 46 29 139 104,95 57 64 52
Of religious communities 9 85 244 206 164 151 80 55 199 175,27 115 97 32
Basic schools for disabled children and youth 93 374 943 805 785 690 158 115 839 730,77 261 374 308
State 93 374 943 805 785 690 158 115 839 730,77 261 374 308
2.2 BASIC SCHOOLS BY COUNTIES, BEGINNING OF 2020/2021 SCHOOL YEAR
Schools1) Class units Teachers1) Pupils
Total 1st – 4th grade 5th – 8th grade
Republic of Croatia 2 094 18 603 35 585 310 482 151 652 158 830
Zagreb 130 1 362 2 440 25 103 12 186 12 917
Krapina-Zagorje 84 608 1 108 9 335 4 581 4 754
Sisak-Moslavina 94 714 1 359 10 626 5 038 5 588
Karlovac 72 538 1 017 8 197 3 925 4 272
Varaždin 74 786 1 453 12 948 6 157 6 791
Koprivnica-Križevci 91 531 988 8 316 4 003 4 313
Bjelovar-Bilogora 100 559 1 064 8 315 3 982 4 333
Primorje-Gorski kotar 112 1 125 2 282 19 009 9 435 9 574
Lika-Senj 45 255 468 3 004 1 446 1 558
Virovitica-Podravina 80 405 701 5 787 2 825 2 962
Požega-Slavonia 61 334 581 5 263 2 427 2 836
Slavonski Brod-Posavina 116 725 1 290 10 859 5 050 5 809
Zadar 116 815 1 557 13 427 6 624 6 803
Osijek-Baranja 187 1 364 2 478 20 091 9 671 10 420
Šibenik-Knin 53 454 876 7 069 3 448 3 621
Vukovar-Sirmium 94 841 1 707 11 702 5 480 6 222
Split-Dalmatia 209 2 061 3 949 35 854 17 437 18 417
Istria 101 912 1 885 15 254 7 493 7 761
Dubrovnik-Neretva 68 626 1 287 9 744 4 840 4 904
Međimurje 59 604 1 115 9 247 4 579 4 668
City of Zagreb 148 2 984 5 980 61 332 31 025 30 307
2.3 PUPILS IN BASIC SCHOOLS, BY GRADES, SEX AND YEAR OF BIRTH, BEGINNING OF 2020/2021 SCHOOL YEAR
By year of birth
Total 2014 and after 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 and before
Basic schools – regular All 308 791 7 179 35 002 38 117 37 891 39 710 40 633 40 292 38 346 29 220 2 401
Female pupils 150 175 3 838 17 093 18 494 18 557 19 309 19 947 19 556 18 647 13 730 1 004
1st grade All 36 598 7 061 27 966 1 519 44 5 3 - - - -
Female pupils 17 707 3 786 13 355 542 18 3 3 - - - -
2nd grade All 38 089 118 6 996 29 086 1 775 92 13 4 5 - -
Female pupils 18 427 52 3 717 13 950 662 39 3 1 3 - -
3rd grade All 37 657 - 40 7 423 28 360 1 749 58 19 7 1 -
Female pupils 18 404 - 21 3 963 13 735 647 22 12 3 1 -
4th grade All 38 605 - - 89 7 586 29 126 1 657 129 14 3 1
Female pupils 18 707 - - 39 4 084 13 883 633 57 10 - 1
5th grade All 40 759 - - - 126 8 566 30 150 1 699 188 21 9
Female pupils 19 985 - - - 58 4 643 14 533 674 67 5 5
6th grade All 40 030 - - - - 172 8 494 29 446 1 688 214 16
Female pupils 19 525 - - - - 94 4 610 14 061 657 95 8
7th grade All 39 116 - - - - - 258 8 691 28 314 1 610 243
Female pupils 19 150 - - - - - 143 4 614 13 655 629 109
8th grade All 37 937 - - - - - - 304 8 130 27 371 2 132
Female pupils 18 270 - - - - - - 137 4 252 13 000 881
Basic schools for disabled children and youth All 1 691 7 49 136 166 203 225 240 253 261 151
Female pupils 557 1 10 48 48 64 75 77 87 97 50
1st grade All 127 7 46 68 3 1 1 1 - - -
Female pupils 40 1 8 29 1 - 1 - - - -
2nd grade All 173 - 3 65 85 16 4 - - - -
Female pupils 51 - 2 17 26 6 - - - - -
3rd grade All 190 - - 3 71 98 12 5 - 1 -
Female pupils 57 - - 2 18 31 5 1 - - -
4th grade All 213 - - - 7 80 113 11 2 - -
Female pupils 61 - - - 3 25 30 2 1 - -
5th grade All 234 - - - - 8 84 119 15 4 4
Female pupils 79 - - - - 2 32 36 4 2 3
6th grade All 261 - - - - - 11 88 140 16 6
Female pupils 92 - - - - - 7 31 46 6 2
7th grade All 259 - - - - - - 16 88 132 23
Female pupils 97 - - - - - - 7 34 48 8
8th grade All 234 - - - - - - - 8 108 118
Female pupils 80 - - - - - - - 2 41 37
G-2 PUPILS IN REGULAR BASIC SCHOOLS, BY SEX AND YEAR OF BIRTH, BEGINNING OF 2020/2021 SCHOOL YEAR
2.4 PUPILS IN BASIC SCHOOLS (INCLUDING REPEATERS), BY GRADES AND SEX, BEGINNING OF 2020/2021 SCHOOL YEAR
Total Pupils in lower grades Pupils in upper grades
Total I II III IV Total V VI VII VIII
Basic schools – total 310 482 151 652 36 725 38 262 37 847 38 818 158 830 40 993 40 291 39 375 38 171
Female pupils 150 732 73 454 17 747 18 478 18 461 18 768 77 278 20 064 19 617 19 247 18 350
Repeaters 536 102 15 7 23 57 434 98 160 96 80
Female pupils 223 47 10 - 10 27 176 35 73 28 40
Basic schools – regular – total 308 791 150 949 36 598 38 089 37 657 38 605 157 842 40 759 40 030 39 116 37 937
Repeaters 528 97 14 7 22 54 431 98 159 96 78
Female pupils 219 44 9 - 10 25 175 35 73 28 39
State – total 306 143 149 327 36 142 37 684 37 268 38 233 156 816 40 468 39 723 38 875 37 750
Private – total 1 063 609 167 144 139 159 454 107 125 121 101
Female pupils 454 264 68 58 60 78 190 52 52 51 35
Repeaters - - - - - - - - - - -
Female pupils - - - - - - - - - - -
Of religious communities – total 1 585 1 013 289 261 250 213 572 184 182 120 86
Female pupils 756 482 132 123 132 95 274 82 90 63 39
Basic schools for disabled children and youth – total 1 691 703 127 173 190 213 988 234 261 259 234
Repeaters 8 5 1 - 1 3 3 - 1 - 2
Female pupils 4 3 1 - - 2 1 - - - 1
State – total 1 691 703 127 173 190 213 988 234 261 259 234
2.5 SPECIAL BASIC EDUCATION: SCHOOLS, PUPILS AND TEACHERS, BEGINNING OF 2020/2021 SCHOOL YEAR
Schools1) Pupils Teachers1)
Total Self- contained Satellite schools Departments Total Female pupils Total Women Full-time
Basic art schools 129 30 35 64 18 254 11 278 2 660 1 620 1 921 1 239
Music schools 124 29 35 60 17 800 10 833 2 519 1 519 1 821 1 167
State 116 25 35 56 17 283 10 561 2 398 1 455 1 794 1 152
Private 8 4 - 4 517 272 121 64 27 15
Dance schools 5 1 - 4 454 445 141 101 100 72
State 5 1 - 4 454 445 141 101 100 72
Data are the result of statistical data processing collected through annual reports filled in by basic schools at the beginning and the end of each school year.
Statistical survey covers basic schools on the territory of the Republic of Croatia. Data are comparable to the data from the previous school years.
Considering purpose, basic education in the educational system in the Republic of Croatia is organised as regular education and special education.
Regular education is compulsory basic education conducted using regular educational programmes. Education of disabled children and youth is conducted using specialised programmes created to meet their special needs.
Special education includes basic music schools, dance schools and basic education of adults.
School is considered any group of pupils following classes of a particular type and stage according to a uniform education plan and programme at a particular location.
Basic education lasts for at least eight years and, as a rule, it is compulsory for all children between the age of six and fifteen. Its purpose is to enable pupils to achieve knowledge, concepts, skills, attitudes and habits necessary for living and work or for further education. Aims and tasks of basic education are realised according to established educational plans and programmes..
Education of disabled children and youth is carried out in special schools and basic schools in special training-educational groups and class units within the school.
The number of basic schools for disabled children and youth equals the number of institutions for education of disabled children and youth enlarged by the number of schools comprising special departments for disabled pupils.
Basic music and dance schools prepare children for the continuation of education in secondary art schools of the same kind. The pupils are obliged to concurrently attend a regular basic school.
Adult education is aimed at providing education for adults who have not obtained an adequate education in the course of regular schooling.
Basic education of adults is carried out in basic schools and other competent institutions (public open universities).
This kind of education can be obtained by either regular attending of school or by taking exams.
Data on pupils learning foreign languages refer to all pupils learning language as 1st and 2nd foreign language and for that reason, the number is larger than the real number of pupils.
For basic schools, the number of teachers working in one or more school units (satellite schools and departments) is given. The number of teachers and assistants shown through the full-time equivalent would correspond to the actual number of physical persons..
Assistants are psychologists, pedagogues, special-education teachers, social workers and librarians.
Data by counties are presented according to the Act on the Territories of Counties, Towns and Municipalities in the Republic of Croatia (NN, Nos 86/06, 125/06, 16/07, 95/08, 46/10, 145/10, 37/13, 44/13, 45/13 and 110/15.), with the situation as on 31 December 2020.
The constitution and activity of basic schools is based on the Basic and Secondary Education Act (NN, Nos 87/08, 86/09, 92/10,105/10, 90/11, 5/12, 16/12, 86/12, 126/12, 94/13, 152/14, 7/17, 68/18, 98/19 and 64/20).
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Marija Gojević and Kristina Piškor