First Release
Year: LIX.
Zagreb, 25 July 2022
OBR-2022-1-1
KINDERGARTENS AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES IMPLEMENTING PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, BEGINNING OF 2021/2022 PEDAGOGIC YEAR
Compared to the previous pedagogic year, 4 988 more children were enrolled.
At the beginning of the 2021/2022 pedagogic year, according to the methodology of statistical data collection, there were 1 708 reporting units implementing preschool education and care programmes, of which there were 1 548 kindergartens and 160 other legal entities (basic schools, playrooms in libraries or other institutions or organisations).
Kindergartens founded by local government and self-government units were attended by 81.2% of children.
The total number of children covered by any preschool education and care programmes was 142 440, out of which 68 933 were girls (48.4%). There were 130 250 children covered by a regular programme, 9 310 by a preschool programme and 2 880 by a shorter programme.
There were 78.8% of children who spent eight and more hours in a kindergarten.
Out of the total number, 372 were self-contained kindergartens, that is, those without departments, while 283 of them included departments. The number of departments amounted to 893.
As compared to the previous year, the total number of reporting units increased by 0.6%, and the total number of children in reporting units also increased, by 3.6%.
Out of the total number of persons in employment, 61.9% were kindergarten teachers and teachers.
In the 2020/2021 pedagogic year, the preschool programme covered 9 310 children who did not attend a regular preschool programme, which was 6.9% less than in the previous year.
1 KINDERGARTENS AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES IMPLEMENTING PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, BEGINNING OF 2021/2022 PEDAGOGIC YEAR
|
Founder |
Total |
Kindergartens |
Other legal entities |
Self-contained |
With departments |
Departments |
Basic schools |
Playrooms in libraries |
Other institutions |
Total |
1 708 |
372 |
283 |
893 |
123 |
6 |
31 |
Republic of Croatia |
5 |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
1 |
- |
Local government and self-government units |
1 289 |
191 |
212 |
752 |
117 |
5 |
12 |
Other domestic legal entities and natural persons (private) |
355 |
163 |
57 |
112 |
4 |
- |
19 |
Religious communities |
59 |
16 |
14 |
29 |
- |
- |
- |
|
2 CHILDREN, BY TYPE OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMME AND BY SEX, BEGINNING OF 2021/2022 PEDAGOGIC YEAR
|
Founder |
Total |
In regular programmes |
In preschool institutions1) |
In shorter programmes |
All |
Girls |
All |
Girls |
All |
Girls |
All |
Girls |
Total |
142 440 |
68 933 |
130 250 |
62 730 |
9 310 |
4 494 |
2 880 |
1 709 |
Republic of Croatia |
383 |
211 |
186 |
105 |
77 |
31 |
120 |
75 |
Local government and self-government units |
115 661 |
55 702 |
106 587 |
51 140 |
7 913 |
3 818 |
1 161 |
744 |
Other domestic legal entities and natural persons (private) |
22 669 |
11 182 |
19 916 |
9 730 |
1 154 |
562 |
1 599 |
890 |
Religious communities |
3 727 |
1 838 |
3 561 |
1 755 |
166 |
83 |
- |
- |
|
3 CHILDREN, BY SEX AND BY TIME SPENT DAILY IN PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMES, BEGINNING OF 2021/2022 PEDAGOGIC YEAR
|
Founder |
Children |
Time spent daily in preschool programmes, hours |
Percentage of children by time spent in preschool programmes, hours |
All |
Girls |
Less than 5 |
5 – 8 |
8 and more |
Less than 5 |
5 – 8 |
8 and more |
Total |
142 440 |
68 933 |
14 324 |
15 808 |
112 308 |
10,06 |
11,10 |
78,85 |
Republic of Croatia |
383 |
211 |
197 |
70 |
116 |
51,44 |
18,28 |
30,29 |
Local government and self-government units |
115 661 |
55 702 |
11 010 |
12 926 |
91 725 |
9,52 |
11,18 |
79,31 |
Other domestic legal entities and natural persons (private) |
22 669 |
11 182 |
2 933 |
2 206 |
17 530 |
12,94 |
9,73 |
77,33 |
Religious communities |
3 727 |
1 838 |
184 |
606 |
2 937 |
4,94 |
16,26 |
78,80 |
|
G-1 CHILDREN COVERED BY PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, BY AGE GROUPS, BEGINNING OF 2021/2022 PEDAGOGIC YEAR
Source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
4 PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT IN KINDERGARTENS AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES IMPLEMENTING PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMES, BEGINNING OF 2021/2022 PEDAGOGIC YEAR
|
|
Persons in employment |
Kindergarten teachers and teachers |
Medical staff |
Pedagogues |
Psychologists, special education teachers |
Administrative staff |
Other staff |
All |
Women |
All |
Women |
All |
Women |
All |
Women |
All |
Women |
All |
Women |
All |
Women |
Total |
Total |
23 438 |
22 416 |
14 505 |
14 349 |
549 |
535 |
489 |
480 |
624 |
608 |
1 084 |
967 |
6 187 |
5 477 |
|
Full-time |
21 961 |
21 042 |
14 055 |
13 928 |
376 |
371 |
329 |
323 |
499 |
488 |
983 |
876 |
5 719 |
5 056 |
Kindergartens |
Total |
23 013 |
22 031 |
14 210 |
14 084 |
537 |
523 |
484 |
475 |
567 |
551 |
1 069 |
955 |
6 146 |
5 443 |
|
Full-time |
21 761 |
20 860 |
13 969 |
13 851 |
367 |
362 |
326 |
320 |
443 |
432 |
971 |
867 |
5 685 |
5 028 |
Preschool institutions1) |
Total |
146 |
138 |
146 |
138 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Full-time |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Other legal entities |
Total |
279 |
247 |
149 |
127 |
12 |
12 |
5 |
5 |
57 |
57 |
15 |
12 |
41 |
34 |
|
Full-time |
200 |
182 |
86 |
77 |
9 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
56 |
56 |
12 |
9 |
34 |
28 |
|
G-2 PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT IN KINDERGARTENS AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES, BY SEX, BEGINNING OF 2021/2022 PEDAGOGIC YEAR
Source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
G-3 PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT IN KINDERGARTENS, BEGINNING OF 2021/2022 PEDAGOGIC YEAR
Source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
5 PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT IN KINDERGARTENS, BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND SEX, BEGINNING OF 2021/2022 PEDAGOGIC YEAR
|
Founder |
Persons in employment |
Kindergarten teachers and teachers |
Medical staff |
Professional assistants |
Administrative staff |
Other staff |
All |
Women |
All |
Women |
All |
Total |
23 013 |
22 031 |
14 210 |
14 084 |
537 |
1 051 |
1 069 |
6 146 |
|
High |
3 583 |
3 450 |
1 999 |
1 968 |
87 |
1 017 |
341 |
139 |
|
Higher |
12 490 |
12 349 |
11 654 |
11 560 |
339 |
34 |
321 |
142 |
|
Secondary |
5 448 |
4 766 |
557 |
556 |
111 |
- |
407 |
4 373 |
|
Basic |
1 492 |
1 466 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 492 |
Republic of Croatia |
All |
34 |
31 |
17 |
17 |
- |
2 |
3 |
12 |
|
High |
7 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
- |
2 |
1 |
- |
|
Higher |
14 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
|
Secondary |
12 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
11 |
|
Basic |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Local government and self-government units |
All |
19 172 |
18 331 |
11 801 |
11 697 |
386 |
788 |
866 |
5 331 |
|
High |
2 712 |
2 612 |
1 527 |
1 505 |
53 |
758 |
274 |
100 |
|
Higher |
10 528 |
10 416 |
9 889 |
9 808 |
236 |
30 |
272 |
101 |
|
Secondary |
4 517 |
3 909 |
385 |
384 |
97 |
- |
320 |
3 715 |
|
Basic |
1 415 |
1 394 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 415 |
Other domestic legal entities and natural persons |
All |
3 209 |
3 087 |
2 032 |
2 014 |
127 |
212 |
153 |
685 |
|
High |
715 |
683 |
400 |
391 |
30 |
209 |
44 |
32 |
|
Higher |
1 628 |
1 605 |
1 467 |
1 458 |
87 |
3 |
41 |
30 |
|
Secondary |
799 |
737 |
165 |
165 |
10 |
- |
68 |
556 |
|
Basic |
67 |
62 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
67 |
Religious communities |
All |
598 |
582 |
360 |
356 |
24 |
49 |
47 |
118 |
|
High |
149 |
148 |
68 |
68 |
4 |
48 |
22 |
7 |
|
Higher |
320 |
314 |
285 |
281 |
16 |
1 |
7 |
11 |
|
Secondary |
120 |
111 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
- |
18 |
91 |
|
Basic |
9 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
|
6 KINDERGARTENS AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES IMPLEMENTING PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMES, CHILDREN BY AGE GROUPS, PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT BY COUNTIES, BEGINNING OF 2021/2022 PEDAGOGIC YEAR
|
|
Kindergartens |
Other legal entities |
Children by age groups |
Persons in employment |
All |
Up to 3 years |
3 – 5 years |
5 – 7 years and older |
All |
Out of that |
Kindergarten teachers and teachers |
Medical staff |
Republic of Croatia |
1 548 |
160 |
142 440 |
30 891 |
52 986 |
58 563 |
23 438 |
14 505 |
549 |
State-owned |
1 157 |
137 |
116 044 |
25 045 |
42 763 |
48 236 |
19 569 |
12 057 |
397 |
Private |
332 |
23 |
22 669 |
5 194 |
8 692 |
8 783 |
3 271 |
2 088 |
128 |
Established by religious communities |
59 |
- |
3 727 |
652 |
1 531 |
1 544 |
598 |
360 |
24 |
County of Zagreb |
101 |
10 |
11 508 |
3 212 |
4 047 |
4 249 |
1 890 |
1 131 |
46 |
State-owned |
64 |
8 |
8 892 |
2 402 |
3 163 |
3 327 |
1 492 |
882 |
29 |
Private |
33 |
2 |
2 436 |
767 |
819 |
850 |
366 |
228 |
15 |
Established by religious communities |
4 |
- |
180 |
43 |
65 |
72 |
32 |
21 |
2 |
County of Krapina-Zagorje |
27 |
13 |
3 618 |
861 |
1 148 |
1 609 |
532 |
349 |
9 |
State-owned |
22 |
13 |
3 250 |
760 |
1 024 |
1 466 |
482 |
318 |
6 |
Private |
5 |
- |
368 |
101 |
124 |
143 |
50 |
31 |
3 |
County of Sisak-Moslavina |
36 |
5 |
4 017 |
900 |
1 336 |
1 781 |
685 |
400 |
10 |
State-owned |
35 |
5 |
3 978 |
896 |
1 317 |
1 765 |
677 |
396 |
9 |
Established by religious communities |
1 |
- |
39 |
4 |
19 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
County of Karlovac |
23 |
7 |
3 334 |
696 |
1 194 |
1 444 |
486 |
298 |
13 |
State-owned |
21 |
7 |
3 229 |
686 |
1 152 |
1 391 |
473 |
290 |
12 |
Private |
2 |
- |
105 |
10 |
42 |
53 |
13 |
8 |
1 |
County of Varaždin |
58 |
4 |
5 872 |
1 248 |
2 085 |
2 539 |
833 |
528 |
27 |
State-owned |
29 |
2 |
3 131 |
649 |
1 075 |
1 407 |
469 |
289 |
17 |
Private |
26 |
2 |
2 626 |
599 |
951 |
1 076 |
347 |
230 |
10 |
Established by religious communities |
3 |
- |
115 |
- |
59 |
56 |
17 |
9 |
- |
County of Koprivnica-Križevci |
41 |
13 |
3 320 |
509 |
1 169 |
1 642 |
479 |
311 |
13 |
State-owned |
28 |
13 |
2 439 |
371 |
803 |
1 265 |
359 |
238 |
10 |
Private |
10 |
- |
659 |
118 |
237 |
304 |
88 |
53 |
3 |
Established by religious communities |
3 |
- |
222 |
20 |
129 |
73 |
32 |
20 |
- |
County of Bjelovar-Bilogora |
27 |
12 |
2 990 |
564 |
1 019 |
1 407 |
416 |
254 |
17 |
State-owned |
19 |
11 |
2 246 |
479 |
729 |
1 038 |
315 |
190 |
13 |
Private |
8 |
1 |
744 |
85 |
290 |
369 |
101 |
64 |
4 |
County of Primorje-Gorski kotar |
126 |
4 |
9 111 |
1 878 |
3 607 |
3 626 |
1 715 |
1 113 |
25 |
State-owned |
98 |
3 |
7 705 |
1 699 |
3 028 |
2 978 |
1 470 |
955 |
22 |
Private |
24 |
1 |
1 225 |
148 |
505 |
572 |
214 |
140 |
2 |
Established by religious communities |
4 |
- |
181 |
31 |
74 |
76 |
31 |
18 |
1 |
County of Lika-Senj |
13 |
4 |
1 201 |
230 |
419 |
552 |
197 |
131 |
1 |
State-owned |
13 |
4 |
1 201 |
230 |
419 |
552 |
197 |
131 |
1 |
County of Virovitica-Podravina |
14 |
6 |
1 983 |
256 |
652 |
1 075 |
261 |
160 |
8 |
State-owned |
13 |
6 |
1 921 |
256 |
621 |
1 044 |
251 |
154 |
8 |
Private |
1 |
- |
62 |
- |
31 |
31 |
10 |
6 |
- |
County of Požega-Slavonia |
17 |
4 |
1 903 |
396 |
614 |
893 |
273 |
184 |
4 |
State-owned |
14 |
4 |
1 632 |
330 |
515 |
787 |
237 |
158 |
4 |
Private |
2 |
- |
135 |
27 |
51 |
57 |
14 |
11 |
- |
Established by religious communities |
1 |
- |
136 |
39 |
48 |
49 |
22 |
15 |
- |
County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina |
24 |
7 |
3 465 |
564 |
1 363 |
1 538 |
398 |
243 |
14 |
State-owned |
21 |
4 |
2 982 |
525 |
1 110 |
1 347 |
356 |
215 |
13 |
Private |
2 |
3 |
350 |
23 |
206 |
121 |
26 |
17 |
- |
Established by religious communities |
1 |
- |
133 |
16 |
47 |
70 |
16 |
11 |
1 |
County of Zadar |
83 |
4 |
5 476 |
808 |
2 058 |
2 610 |
976 |
576 |
35 |
State-owned |
57 |
4 |
4 104 |
581 |
1 506 |
2 017 |
749 |
443 |
17 |
Private |
22 |
- |
1 130 |
224 |
450 |
456 |
195 |
116 |
16 |
Established by religious communities |
4 |
- |
242 |
3 |
102 |
137 |
32 |
17 |
2 |
County of Osijek-Baranja |
83 |
18 |
7 591 |
1 309 |
2 823 |
3 459 |
958 |
672 |
22 |
State-owned |
64 |
17 |
6 586 |
1 117 |
2 486 |
2 983 |
840 |
586 |
21 |
Private |
17 |
1 |
858 |
170 |
278 |
410 |
99 |
72 |
1 |
Established by religious communities |
2 |
- |
147 |
22 |
59 |
66 |
19 |
14 |
- |
County of Šibenik-Knin |
47 |
2 |
3 244 |
661 |
1 211 |
1 372 |
577 |
366 |
7 |
State-owned |
35 |
2 |
2 380 |
462 |
867 |
1 051 |
434 |
275 |
6 |
Private |
9 |
- |
687 |
179 |
271 |
237 |
112 |
72 |
1 |
Established by religious communities |
3 |
- |
177 |
20 |
73 |
84 |
31 |
19 |
- |
County of Vukovar-Sirmium |
48 |
13 |
4 216 |
770 |
1 516 |
1 930 |
581 |
397 |
9 |
State-owned |
37 |
13 |
3 362 |
589 |
1 184 |
1 589 |
471 |
322 |
2 |
Private |
8 |
- |
601 |
111 |
250 |
240 |
78 |
54 |
4 |
Established by religious communities |
3 |
- |
253 |
70 |
82 |
101 |
32 |
21 |
3 |
County of Split-Dalmatia |
244 |
5 |
15 699 |
2 486 |
6 437 |
6 776 |
2 504 |
1 433 |
78 |
State-owned |
187 |
3 |
11 845 |
1 726 |
4 773 |
5 346 |
1 942 |
1 100 |
51 |
Private |
48 |
2 |
3 181 |
675 |
1 352 |
1 154 |
480 |
281 |
24 |
Established by religious communities |
9 |
- |
673 |
85 |
312 |
276 |
82 |
52 |
3 |
County of Istria |
132 |
3 |
7 416 |
1 886 |
2 861 |
2 669 |
1 509 |
923 |
26 |
State-owned |
102 |
3 |
6 206 |
1 542 |
2 413 |
2 251 |
1 318 |
774 |
24 |
Private |
29 |
- |
1 171 |
334 |
431 |
406 |
186 |
145 |
2 |
Established by religious communities |
1 |
- |
39 |
10 |
17 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
- |
County of Dubrovnik-Neretva |
52 |
1 |
4 518 |
857 |
1 701 |
1 960 |
784 |
502 |
14 |
State-owned |
44 |
1 |
4 094 |
771 |
1 560 |
1 763 |
730 |
467 |
13 |
Private |
5 |
- |
216 |
21 |
72 |
123 |
22 |
16 |
- |
Established by religious communities |
3 |
- |
208 |
65 |
69 |
74 |
32 |
19 |
1 |
County of Međimurje |
52 |
8 |
4 338 |
768 |
1 580 |
1 990 |
632 |
407 |
21 |
State-owned |
29 |
6 |
2 801 |
434 |
1 019 |
1 348 |
437 |
283 |
11 |
Private |
21 |
2 |
1 446 |
297 |
538 |
611 |
182 |
116 |
9 |
Established by religious communities |
2 |
- |
91 |
37 |
23 |
31 |
13 |
8 |
1 |
City of Zagreb |
300 |
17 |
37 620 |
10 032 |
14 146 |
13 442 |
6 752 |
4 127 |
150 |
State-owned |
225 |
8 |
32 060 |
8 540 |
11 999 |
11 521 |
5 870 |
3 591 |
108 |
Private |
60 |
9 |
4 669 |
1 305 |
1 794 |
1 570 |
688 |
428 |
33 |
Established by religious communities |
15 |
- |
891 |
187 |
353 |
351 |
194 |
108 |
9 |
|
NOTES ON METHODOLOGY
Sources and methods of data collection
Data are the result of statistical data processing collected through the Annual Report on Kindergartens and Other Legal Entities Implementing Preschool Education Programmes (DV-PO form) from self-contained kindergartens, kindergartens with departments, departments and other legal entities (basic schools, playrooms in libraries and other health, social, sports and cultural institutions and organizations implementing preschool education programmes) in the Republic of Croatia active in the 2021/2022 pedagogic year, and refer to 31 October 2021.
Coverage and comparability
The statistical survey covers kindergartens and other legal entities implementing preschool education and care programmes on the territory of the Republic of Croatia. The data are comparable to the data from previous years relating to kindergartens. The coverage for 2004/2005 has been expanded on other legal entities other legal entities implementing preschool education programmes. Data on the preschool programme refer to the 2020/2021 pedagogic year.
Definitions
Preschool education and care programmes intended for preschool children are implemented in nursery and kindergarten groups in kindergarten, irrespective of the founder, and can be classified as follows: regular programmes, preschool programmes and shorter programmes.
Preschool education programmes (not kindergartens) in other legal entities are realised in basic schools, in health institutions caring for children with developmental difficulties, in social institutions caring for children with developmental difficulties; as playrooms in libraries, shorter programmes in cultural institutions and shorter programmes in different organisations.
All preschool education programmes must be verified by the Ministry of Science and Education. They are established as constitutional units of the legal entities in question and must fulfil all conditions required for work with preschool children.
Kindergartens are public institutions that provide preschool education as a public service. Kindergarten can be established by the Republic of Croatia and local government units (state-owned kindergartens), religious communities (kindergartens established by religious communities) and other domestic legal entities and natural persons (private kindergartens).
Departments are dislocated parts of a central kindergarten, which include one or more education groups, established by kindergartens as required.
Preschool upbringing in kindergartens covers children of 6 months of age until school age.
Preschool education conducted in kindergartens and other legal entities for children over 3 years of age in the Republic of Croatia corresponds to the level 0 of the ISCED 2011.
Professional assistants are education professional, psychologist, special education teacher, foreign language teacher, music teacher, art teacher, dance teacher etc.
Preschool programme is conducted for children aged six who do not attend a regular preschool education programme as a preparation for school.
Shorter programmes include various contents (foreign languages, religious education, sports, dancing, musical or art classes etc.), which children attend for several hours per week or month.
The organisation and activity in kindergartens is based on the Act on Preschool Education (NN, Nos 10/97, 107/07, 94/13, 98/19 and 57/22).
Territorial constitution
Data on 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 2021.
Abbreviations
ISCED 2011 |
International Standard Classification of Education, 2011 version |
NN |
Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia |
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