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Zagreb, 19 May 2023
OBR-2023-2-1
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BASIC SCHOOLS, END OF 2021/2022 SCHOOL YEAR AND BEGINNING OF 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR

1 BASIC SCHOOLS – end of 2021/2022 school year

At the end of the 2021/2022 school year, there were 883 active (self-contained) basic schools on the territory of the Republic of Croatia. They included 1 101 satellite schools and departments.

Decrease in the number of pupils has been present for a quarter of the century, 71.6% of basic schools provided school meals

At the end of the 2021/2022 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 2020/2021 school year. The share of female pupils was 48.7%. Although the number of pupils did not significantly change compared to the previous year, there is still a decrease that has lasted for a quarter of the century. There were 71.3% 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 : 8.7. 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 in the regular education was 82.0%.

More than four thousand pupils attended classes conducted in languages of ethnic minorities

According to the methodology of statistical data collection, out of 1 984 school units, in 1 960 classes were conducted in one language: in 1 917 of them in Croatian, in 11 in Italian, in four in Hungarian, in seven in Czech, and in 21 in Serbian. Besides in Croatian, classes in 24 schools were conducted in languages of ethnic minorities: in six of them in Hungarian, in six in Italian, in one in German, and in 11 in Serbian. A total of 4 197 pupils attended classes conducted in languages of ethnic minorities: 348 in Czech, 1 647 in Italian, 205 in Hungarian, 157 in German, and 1 840 in Serbian.

 

1.1 BASIC SCHOOLS, CLASS UNITS, SCHOOL MEALS, END OF 2021/2022 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 1 984  883 1 101 18 143 16 624 1 519 1 421  545  423  453
State 1 963  862 1 101 17 955 16 444 1 511 1 400  545  417  438
Private  12  12 -  90  82  8  12 -  5  7
Of religious communities  9  9 -  98  98 -  9 -  1  8
Basic schools for disabled children and youth  95  92  3  336  147  189  91  35  17  39
State  95  92  3  336  147  189  91  35  17  39

1) See Notes on Methodology.

1.2 PUPILS IN BASIC SCHOOLS, BY GRADES, SEX, COMPLETION AND SCHOOL MEALS, END OF 2021/2022 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 308 777 149 488 159 289 150 048 72 500 77 548 39 014 19 110 140 042 103 362
Basic schools – regular 306 954 148 715 158 239 149 445 72 258 77 187 38 760 19 015 137 050 101 556
State 303 853 146 950 156 903 147 980 71 429 76 551 38 505 18 891 135 362 99 233
Private 1 267  656  611  572  284  288  135  60  511  971
Of religious communities 1 834 1 109  725  893  545  348  120  64 1 177 1 352
Basic schools for disabled children and youth 1 823  773 1 050  603  242  361  254  95 2 992 1 806
State 1 823  773 1 050  603  242  361  254  95 2 992 1 806

1.3 PUPILS IN BASIC SCHOOLS, BY GRADES, ACHIEVEMENT AND SEX, END OF 2021/2022 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 308 777 307 439 305 676 304 340 1 267 1 266 1 834 1 833
  Female pupils 150 048 149 497 148 583 148 032  572  572  893  893
Basic schools – regular All 306 954 305 634 303 853 302 535 1 267 1 266 1 834 1 833
  Female pupils 149 445 148 900 147 980 147 435  572  572  893  893
1st grade All 36 441 36 290 35 988 35 837  156  156  297  297
  Female pupils 17 664 17 594 17 454 17 384  73  73  137  137
2nd grade All 36 600 36 520 36 117 36 037  188  188  295  295
  Female pupils 17 762 17 720 17 537 17 495  77  77  148  148
3rd grade All 37 964 37 878 37 553 37 467  154  154  257  257
  Female pupils 18 396 18 368 18 214 18 186  62  62  120  120
4th grade All 37 710 37 617 37 292 37 200  158  157  260  260
  Female pupils 18 436 18 423 18 224 18 211  72  72  140  140
5th grade All 38 681 38 437 38 283 38 039  159  159  239  239
  Female pupils 18 655 18 571 18 482 18 398  78  78  95  95
6th grade All 40 722 40 499 40 396 40 173  151  151  175  175
  Female pupils 19 999 19 925 19 835 19 761  76  76  88  88
7th grade All 39 952 39 633 39 595 39 277  166  166  191  190
  Female pupils 19 414 19 284 19 239 19 109  74  74  101  101
8th grade All 38 884 38 760 38 629 38 505  135  135  120  120
  Female pupils 19 119 19 015 18 995 18 891  60  60  64  64
Basic schools for disabled children and youth All 1 823 1 805 1 823 1 805 - - - -
  Female pupils  603  597  603  597 - - - -
1st grade All  181  179  181  179 - - - -
  Female pupils  44  43  44  43 - - - -
2nd grade All  172  172  172  172 - - - -
  Female pupils  60  60  60  60 - - - -
3rd grade All  212  208  212  208 - - - -
  Female pupils  68  66  68  66 - - - -
4th grade All  208  204  208  204 - - - -
  Female pupils  70  68  70  68 - - - -
5th grade All  244  244  244  244 - - - -
  Female pupils  72  72  72  72 - - - -
6th grade All  277  275  277  275 - - - -
  Female pupils  98  98  98  98 - - - -
7th grade All  272  269  272  269 - - - -
  Female pupils  95  95  95  95 - - - -
8th grade All  257  254  257  254 - - - -
  Female pupils  96  95  96  95 - - - -

1.4 TEACHERS AND ASSISTANTS1) IN BASIC SCHOOLS, END OF 2021/2022 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 35 263 28 911 26 507 22 806 8 756 6 105 30 146,14 25 355,51 13 044 16 510 5 709 2 459,71 2 254,52
State 34 776 28 536 26 168 22 535 8 608 6 001 29 743,25 25 041,89 12 865 16 340 5 571 2 431,43 2 228,42
Private  217  161  157  122  60  39  181,57  138,35  72  66  79  11,13  9,95
Of religious communities  270  214  182  149  88  65  221,32  175,27  107  104  59  17,15  16,15
Basic schools for disabled children and youth 1 013  860  823  712  190  148  882,31  758,46  219  471  323  311,63  284,63
State 1 013  860  823  712  190  148  882,31  758,46  219  471  323  311,63  284,63

1) See Notes on Methodology.

1.5 PUPILS LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES, BY GRADES AND TEACHERS TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES, END OF 2021/2022 SCHOOL YEAR
   Pupils by grades1) Teachers1)
Ukupno I II III IV V VI VII VIII
Basic schools – regular 411 232 37 162 38 143 39 611 61 027 58 781 61 661 58 786 56 061 5 944
English 292 343 33 231 33 158 34 734 36 848 37 755 39 788 39 044 37 785 3 621
German 91 503 3 359 3 587 3 403 18 334 16 032 16 983 15 325 14 480 1 670
Italian 23 059  387 1 144 1 242 4 902 4 265 4 123 3 775 3 221  478
French 2 620  68  84  63  643  471  511  423  357  74
Hungarian  415  31  57  45  65  48  59  51  59  28
Spanish  299  37  37  42  34  34  40  41  34  17
Czech  395 - - -  112  101  83  51  48  10
Slovak  167  10  23  31  38  20  12  18  15  15
Russian  60  5  10  7  6  7  11  9  5  7
Other languages  371  34  43  44  45  48  51  49  57  24
Basic schools for disabled children and youth  270 - - -  42  46  58  69  55  30
English  264 - - -  42  44  57  66  55  26
German  3 - - - - -  1  2 -  2
Italian  3 - - - -  2 -  1 -  2

1) See Notes on Methodology.

1.6 SPECIAL BASIC EDUCATION, SCHOOLS, PUPILS AND TEACHERS, END OF 2021/2022 SCHOOL YEAR
  Schools1) Pupils Graduated pupils Teachers1)
Total Self- contained Satellite Departments Total Female pupils Total Female pupils Total Women Full-time
All Women
Basic art schools  130  34  36  60 19 126 11 861 2 548 1 586 2 637 1 611 1 906 1 215
Music schools  125  32  36  57 18 722 11 467 2 491 1 532 2 490 1 503 1 797 1 135
State  116  26  35  55 18 151 11 114 2 412 1 487 2 366 1 430 1 770 1 117
Private  9  6  1  2  571  353  79  45  124  73  27  18
Dance schools  5  2 -  3  404  394  57  54  147  108  109  80
State  5  2 -  3  404  394  57  54  147  108  109  80
Basic education of adults  13  3 -  10  175  99  79  29 … … … …
At basic schools  2  2 - -  13  8 - - … … … …
At other institutions  11  1 -  10  162  91  79  29  104  68  19  10

1) See Notes on Methodology.

G-1 PUPILS IN REGULAR BASIC SCHOOLS, BY ACHIEVEMENT AND SEX, END OF 2021/2022 SCHOOL YEAR

2 BASIC SCHOOLS – beginning of 2022/2023 school year

At the beginning of the 2022/2023 school year, the number of basic schools and the number of pupils did not significantly change as compared to the beginning of the 2021/2022 school year. The share of female pupils was 48.7%.

The teacher/pupil ratio in regular education was 1 : 8.6. Out of the total number of repeaters, the largest share, 62.2%, were male pupils. Most repeaters attended upper grades, 69.7% of them, with the highest share in the seventh grade, 24.9%. Out of the total number of repeaters in the seventh grade, the largest share were male pupils, 62.0%. The teacher/pupil ratio in the education of disabled children and youth was 1 : 1.8. The share of female teachers in the regular education was 82.6%.

When 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 2.2%. Similarly, the percentage of pupils aged 15 and over was only 0.6%, of which 91.4% attended the eighth grade.

2.1 SCHOOLS, CLASS UNITS AND TEACHERS IN BASIC SCHOOLS, BEGINNING OF 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR
   Schools1) Class units Teachers1) Teachers, FTE Teachers in
Total Women Full-time Part-time Total Women Lower grades Upper grades Lower and upper grades
Total Women Total Women
Basic schools – regular 1 971 18 110 35 484 29 293 26 535 23 012 8 949 6 281 30 230,20 25 627,22 13 215 16 473 5 796
State 1 948 17 902 34 944 28 874 26 179 22 719 8 765 6 155 29 803,13 25 284,86 13 023 16 268 5 653
Private 14 101 250 182 163 124 87 58 193,94 146,11 75 85 90
Of religious communities 9 107 290 237 193 169 97 68 233,13 196,25 117 120 53
Basic schools for disabled children and youth 94 336 1 049 899 864 752 185 147 923,39 799,19 226 444 379
State 94 336 1 049 899 864 752 185 147 923,39 799,19 226 444 379

1) See Notes on Methodology.

2.2 BASIC SCHOOLS BY COUNTIES, BEGINNING OF 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR
 Counties   Schools1) Class units Teachers1) Pupils
Total 1st – 4th grade 5th – 8th grade
Republic of Croatia 2 065 18 446 36 533 305 602 147 483 158 119
Zagreb  123 1 378 2 529 24 815 11 922 12 893
Krapina-Zagorje  82  603 1 116 9 132 4 389 4 743
Sisak-Moslavina  90  682 1 372 10 100 4 759 5 341
Karlovac  71  515 1 045 7 924 3 841 4 083
Varaždin  73  780 1 486 12 506 5 900 6 606
Koprivnica-Križevci  90  533 1 044 8 112 3 906 4 206
Bjelovar-Bilogora  98  553 1 091 7 978 3 811 4 167
Primorje-Gorski kotar  108 1 135 2 355 19 103 9 224 9 879
Lika-Senj  45  238  505 3 026 1 479 1 547
Virovitica-Podravina  78  406  689 5 535 2 611 2 924
Požega-Slavonia  58  333  603 5 045 2 398 2 647
Slavonski Brod-Posavina  115  690 1 324 10 267 4 822 5 445
Zadar  119  817 1 591 13 441 6 554 6 887
Osijek-Baranja  186 1 390 2 532 19 660 9 517 10 143
Šibenik-Knin  52  454  962 7 035 3 369 3 666
Vukovar-Sirmium  89  804 1 694 11 091 5 288 5 803
Split-Dalmatia  208 2 039 4 027 35 029 16 743 18 286
Istria  101  902 1 964 15 313 7 439 7 874
Dubrovnik-Neretva  67  601 1 282 9 718 4 722 4 996
Međimurje  59  588 1 130 9 220 4 533 4 687
City of Zagreb  153 3 005 6 192 61 552 30 256 31 296

1) See Notes on Methodology.

2.3 PUPILS IN BASIC SCHOOLS, BY GRADES, SEX AND YEAR OF BIRTH, BEGINNING OF 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR
   By year of birth
Total 2016 and after 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 and before
Basic schools – regular All 303 786 6 611 34 272 36 705 36 949 38 366 37 719 40 093 40 280 30 877 1 914
  Female pupils 147 978 3 597 16 925 17 931 17 848 18 531 18 473 19 448 19 770 14 692  763
1st grade All 35 358 6 561 27 294 1 419  61  13  4  2  2  2 -
  Female pupils 17 317 3 575 13 238  466  27  5  2  2  1  1 -
2nd grade All 36 483  50 6 892 28 003 1 443  72  13  5  4  1 -
  Female pupils 17 731  22 3 641 13 525  502  34  5  1 -  1 -
3rd grade All 36 717 -  86 7 109 27 765 1 665  66  15  5  4  2
  Female pupils 17 795 -  46 3 867 13 220  625  24  7  2  2  2
4th grade All 38 146 - -  174 7 383 28 779 1 665  125  18 -  2
  Female pupils 18 432 - -  73 3 950 13 718  629  56  4 -  2
5th grade All 37 850 - - -  297 7 649 28 098 1 666  91  43  6
  Female pupils 18 457 - - -  149 4 052 13 569  635  29  18  5
6th grade All 38 702 - - - -  188 7 631 29 196 1 562  95  30
  Female pupils 18 744 - - - -  97 4 135 13 876  581  39  16
7th grade All 40 846 - - - - -  232 8 813 30 008 1 668  125
  Female pupils 20 018 - - - - -  100 4 740 14 485  650  43
8th grade All 39 684 - - - - -  10  271 8 590 29 064 1 749
  Female pupils 19 484 - - - - -  9  131 4 668 13 981  695
Basic schools for disabled children and youth All 1 816  6  52  157  201  206  243  240  285  231  195
  Female pupils  593  2  9  47  64  72  80  76  90  82  71
1st grade All  168  6  46  97  16  2  1 - - - -
  Female pupils  47  2  7  31  5  2 - - - - -
2nd grade All  194 -  6  56  108  21  2  1 - - -
  Female pupils  56 -  2  15  36  3 - - - - -
3rd grade All  168 - -  4  72  79  11  2 - - -
  Female pupils  63 - -  1  21  36  5 - - - -
4th grade All  249 - - -  5  97  116  24  6  1 -
  Female pupils  79 - - -  2  27  38  10  1  1 -
5th grade All  248 - - - -  7  99  116  22  3  1
  Female pupils  76 - - - -  4  33  33  5  1 -
6th grade All  254 - - - - -  14  89  129  17  5
  Female pupils  76 - - - - -  4  31  36  4  1
7th grade All  265 - - - - - -  8  114  118  25
  Female pupils  97 - - - - - -  2  44  41  10
8th grade All  270 - - - - - - -  14  92  164
  Female pupils  99 - - - - - - -  4  35  60

G-2 PUPILS IN REGULAR BASIC SCHOOLS, BY SEX AND YEAR OF BIRTH, BEGINNING OF 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR

2.4 PUPILS IN BASIC SCHOOLS (INCLUDING REPEATERS), BY GRADES AND SEX, BEGINNING OF 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR
   Total Pupils in lower grades Pupils in upper grades
Total I II III IV Total V VI VII VIII
Basic schools – total 305 602 147 483 35 526 36 677 36 885 38 395 158 119 38 098 38 956 41 111 39 954
Female pupils 148 571 71 520 17 364 17 787 17 858 18 511 77 051 18 533 18 820 20 115 19 583
Repeaters 1 694  569  150  143  106  170 1 125  269  235  391  230
Female pupils  634  219  62  46  39  72  415  102  76  147  90
Basic schools – regular – total 303 786 146 704 35 358 36 483 36 717 38 146 157 082 37 850 38 702 40 846 39 684
Female pupils 147 978 71 275 17 317 17 731 17 795 18 432 76 703 18 457 18 744 20 018 19 484
Repeaters 1 459  442  121  111  75  135 1 017  244  212  363  198
Female pupils  552  174  53  38  26  57  378  91  71  138  78
State – total 300 324 144 825 34 863 36 013 36 216 37 733 155 499 37 386 38 297 40 504 39 312
Female pupils 146 362 70 399 17 082 17 508 17 565 18 244 75 963 18 226 18 573 19 859 19 305
Repeaters 1 457  442  121  111  75  135 1 015  244  212  362  197
Female pupils  552  174  53  38  26  57  378  91  71  138  78
Private – total 1 425  721  180  173  206  162  704  181  170  171  182
Female pupils  643  320  73  84  93  70  323  81  79  83  80
Repeaters  1 - - - - -  1 - - -  1
Female pupils - - - - - - - - - - -
Of religious communities –  total 2 037 1 158  315  297  295  251  879  283  235  171  190
Female pupils  973  556  162  139  137  118  417  150  92  76  99
Repeaters  1 - - - - -  1 - -  1 -
Female pupils - - - - - - - - - - -
Basic schools for disabled children and youth – total 1 816  779  168  194  168  249 1 037  248  254  265  270
Female pupils  593  245  47  56  63  79  348  76  76  97  99
Repeaters  235  127  29  32  31  35  108  25  23  28  32
Female pupils  82  45  9  8  13  15  37  11  5  9  12
State – total 1 816  779  168  194  168  249 1 037  248  254  265  270
Female pupils  593  245  47  56  63  79  348  76  76  97  99
Repeaters  235  127  29  32  31  35  108  25  23  28  32
Female pupils  82  45  9  8  13  15  37  11  5  9  12

2.5 SPECIAL BASIC EDUCATION: SCHOOLS, PUPILS AND TEACHERS, BEGINNING OF 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR
   Schools1) Pupils Teachers1)
Total Self- contained Satellite schools Departments Total Female pupils Total Women Full-time
All Women
Basic art schools  130  34  36  60 18 454 11 561 2 716 1 649 1 913 1 215
Music schools  125  32  36  57 18 061 11 176 2 564 1 539 1 799 1 132
State  116  26  35  55 17 511 10 836 2 451 1 469 1 772 1 114
Private  9  6  1  2  550  340  113  70  27  18
Dance schools  5  2 -  3  393  385  152  110  114  83
State  5  2 -  3  393  385  152  110  114  83

1) See Notes on Methodology.

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Sources and methods of data collection

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 sheet for basic schools (Š-O/KP form), Statistical sheet for basic schools for children and youth with developmental disabilities (Š-O-SP/KP form), Statistical sheet for basic art schools (Š-O-U/KP form), and Statistical sheet for basic schools for adults (Š-O-OD/K form) are filled in by basic schools, that is, educational institutions that provide basic education.

Coverage and comparability

Statistical survey covers basic schools on the territory of the Republic of Croatia. Data are comparable to the data from the previous school years.

Definitions and explanations

Considering the purpose, basic education in the educational system of 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 working 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.

Data on teachers and assistants cover persons employed on contractual agreement, persons employed on working contract and persons employed on author’s contract.

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 2022.

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, 64/20 and 151/22).

 

Abbreviations
FTE full-time equivalent
NN Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

 

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