First Release

Year: LXI.
Zagreb, 24 May 2024
OBR-2024-2-1
ISSN 1334-0557

BASIC SCHOOLS, END OF 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR AND BEGINNING OF 2023/2024 SCHOOL YEAR

 

1 BASIC SCHOOLS – end of 2022/2023 school year

At the end of the 2022/2023 school year, there were 888 active (self-contained) basic schools on the territory of the Republic of Croatia. They included 1 088 satellite schools and departments.

In order to present the number of teachers more accurately, the full-time equivalent (FTE) metric is applied, according to which the number of employed teachers is converted to the full-time equivalent (the share of teachers’ workload in legally set norm). The number of teachers presented in full-time equivalent would correspond the actual number of physical persons.

At the end of the 2022/2023 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 2021/2022 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 was still a decrease that has lasted for a quarter of the century. There were 96.3% of state basic schools and 95.8% of private basic schools that provided school meals.

The teacher/pupil ratio in the regular education in the same school year was 1 : 8.5. The same ratio in the education of disabled children and youth was 1 : 1.9. The share of women in the total number of teachers in the regular education was 81.5%.

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

According to the methodology of statistical data collection, out of 1 976 school units, in 1 954 of them classes were conducted in one language: in 1 911 of them in Croatian, in 13 of them in Italian, in six of them in Hungarian, in seven of them in Czech and in 17 of them in Serbian. Besides in Croatian, classes in 22 schools were conducted in languages of ethnic minorities: in four of them in Hungarian, in four in Italian, in one in German and in 13 in Serbian. A total of 4 154 pupils attended classes conducted in languages of ethnic minorities: 340 in Czech, 1 940 in Italian, 226 in Hungarian, 158 in German and 1 490 in Serbian.

1.1 BASIC SCHOOLS, CLASS UNITS, SCHOOL MEALS, END OF 2022/2023 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  1 976   888  1 088  18 008  16 511  1 497  1 903   823   557   523
State  1 952   864  1 088  17 796  16 309  1 487  1 880   822   553   505
Private   15   15 -   105   95   10   14   1   4   9
Of religious communities   9   9 -   107   107 -   9 - -   9
Basic schools for disabled children and youth   94   91   3   338   148   190   101   35   20   46
State   94   91   3   338   148   190   101   35   20   46

1) See Notes on Methodology.

1.2 PUPILS IN BASIC SCHOOLS, BY GRADES, SEX, COMPLETION AND SCHOOL MEALS, END OF 2022/2023 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  304 942  147 016  157 926  148 250  71 394  76 856  39 845  19 499  205 027  136 093
Basic schools – regular  303 076  146 198  156 878  147 634  71 136  76 498  39 574  19 400  201 887  134 097
State  299 553  144 278  155 275  146 005  70 258  75 747  39 199  19 217  199 057  131 874
Private  1 475   746   729   651   319   332   187   83  1 221  1 181
Of religious communities  2 048  1 174   874   978   559   419   188   100  1 609  1 042
Basic schools for disabled children and youth  1 866   818  1 048   616   258   358   271   99  3 140  1 996
State  1 866   818  1 048   616   258   358   271   99  3 140  1 996

1.3 PUPILS IN BASIC SCHOOLS, BY GRADES, ACHIEVEMENT AND SEX, END OF 2022/2023 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  304 942  303 733  301 419  300 210  1 475  1 475  2 048  2 048
  Female pupils  148 250  147 653  146 621  146 024   651   651   978   978
Basic schools – regular All  303 076  301 880  299 553  298 357  1 475  1 475  2 048  2 048
  Female pupils  147 634  147 043  146 005  145 414   651   651   978   978
1st grade All  35 230  35 084  34 722  34 576   191   191   317   317
  Female pupils  17 205  17 149  16 966  16 910   76   76   163   163
2nd grade All  36 353  36 250  35 874  35 771   181   181   298   298
  Female pupils  17 677  17 632  17 456  17 411   82   82   139   139
3rd grade All  36 513  36 454  36 029  35 970   208   208   276   276
  Female pupils  17 766  17 738  17 548  17 520   90   90   128   128
4th grade All  38 102  38 072  37 653  37 623   166   166   283   283
  Female pupils  18 488  18 472  18 288  18 272   71   71   129   129
5th grade All  37 783  37 534  37 331  37 082   188   188   264   264
  Female pupils  18 399  18 256  18 180  18 037   82   82   137   137
6th grade All  38 678  38 507  38 252  38 081   182   182   244   244
  Female pupils  18 678  18 554  18 494  18 370   86   86   98   98
7th grade All  40 706  40 405  40 356  40 055   172   172   178   178
  Female pupils  19 970  19 842  19 805  19 677   81   81   84   84
8th grade All  39 711  39 574  39 336  39 199   187   187   188   188
  Female pupils  19 451  19 400  19 268  19 217   83   83   100   100
Basic schools for disabled children and youth All  1 866  1 853  1 866  1 853 - - - -
  Female pupils   616   610   616   610 - - - -
1st grade All   181   181   181   181 - - - -
  Female pupils   54   54   54   54 - - - -
2nd grade All   198   197   198   197 - - - -
  Female pupils   55   55   55   55 - - - -
3rd grade All   188   187   188   187 - - - -
  Female pupils   70   70   70   70 - - - -
4th grade All   251   249   251   249 - - - -
  Female pupils   79   77   79   77 - - - -
5th grade All   256   252   256   252 - - - -
  Female pupils   84   83   84   83 - - - -
6th grade All   252   248   252   248 - - - -
  Female pupils   76   75   76   75 - - - -
7th grade All   269   268   269   268 - - - -
  Female pupils   98   97   98   97 - - - -
8th grade All   271   271   271   271 - - - -
  Female pupils   100   99   100   99 - - - -

1.4 TEACHERS AND ASSISTANTS1) IN BASIC SCHOOLS, END OF 2022/2023 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  35 801  29 168  27 114  23 081  8 687  6 087  30 582  25 522  13 216  16 596  5 989  2 567  2 369
State  35 245  28 746  26 738  22 778  8 507  5 968  30 122  25 159  13 020  16 365  5 860  2 528  2 332
Private   269   191   171   135   98   56   217   166   87   99   83   19   17
Of religious communities   287   231   205   168   82   63   244   196   109   132   46   21   21
Basic schools for disabled children and youth  1 007   872   842   738   165   134   882   758   253   387   366   312   285
State  1 007   872   842   738   165   134   882   758   253   387   366   312   285

1) See Notes on Methodology.

1.5 PUPILS LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES, BY GRADES AND TEACHERS TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES, END OF 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR
  Pupils by grades1) Teachers1)
Ukupno I II III IV V VI VII VIII
Basic schools – regular  405 004  36 137  37 993  38 400  60 622  58 649  57 259  59 142  56 802  5 944
English  289 437  32 071  33 374  33 323  37 319  36 929  37 812  39 746  38 863  3 621
German  87 996  3 362  3 256  3 543  17 459  16 478  14 957  14 977  13 964  1 670
Italian  22 922   476  1 156  1 230  4 904  4 353  3 739  3 731  3 333   478
French  2 643   81   69   82   620   549   434   427   381   74
Hungarian   396   40   39   79   48   46   51   48   45   28
Slovak   251   24   23   28   23   41   37   34   41   17
Spanish   412 - - -   110   106   83   68   45   10
Czech   217   23   18   26   44   26   31   22   27   15
Russian   161   7   12   17   13   44   51   10   7   7
Other languages   569   53   46   72   82   77   64   79   96   24
Basic schools for disabled children and youth   271 - - -   46   44   52   63   66   34
English   262 - - -   45   42   50   61   64   30
German   7 - - -   1   2 -   2   2   2
Italian   2 - - - - -   2 - -   2

1) See Notes on Methodology.

1.6 SPECIAL BASIC EDUCATION, SCHOOLS, PUPILS AND TEACHERS, END OF 2022/2023 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   33   37   60  18 874  11 693  2 422  1 544  2 592  1 592  1 832  1 183
Music schools   125   31   37   57  18 464  11 293  2 343  1 465  2 445  1 484  1 730  1 107
State   116   25   36   55  17 890  10 956  2 239  1 405  2 327  1 416  1 702  1 088
Private   9   6   1   2   574   337   104   60   118   68   28   19
Dance schools   5   2 -   3   410   400   79   79   147   108   102   76
State   5   2 -   3   410   400   79   79   147   108   102   76
Basic education of adults - - - - - - - - … … … …
At basic schools - - - - - - - - … … … …
At other institutions - - - - - - - - - - - -

1) See Notes on Methodology.

G-1 PUPILS IN REGULAR BASIC SCHOOLS, BY ACHIEVEMENT AND SEX, END OF 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR

2 BASIC SCHOOLS – beginning of the 2023/2024 school year

At the beginning of the 2023/2024 school year, the number of basic schools and pupils did not significantly change, as compared to the beginning of the 2022/2023 school year. The share of female pupils was 48.7%.

The teacher/pupil ratio in regular education was 1 : 8.2. Out of the total number of repeaters, the largest share, 62.2%, were male pupils. Most repeaters attended upper grades, 79.5% of them, with the highest share in the seventh grade, 26.9%. Out of the total number of repeaters in the seventh grade, the largest share were male pupils, 63.7%. The teacher/pupil ratio in the education of disabled children and youth was 1 : 1.7. The share of female teachers in the regular education was 82.0%.

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 0.9%. Of that, 91.2% attended the eighth grade.

2.1 SCHOOLS, CLASS UNITS AND TEACHERS IN BASIC SCHOOLS, BEGINNING OF 2023/2024 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  1 962  18 017  36 288  29 756  27 243  23 403  9 045  6 353  30 868  25 972  13 494  16 796  5 998
State  1 936  17 787  35 715  29 309  26 857  23 081  8 858  6 228  30 396  25 592  13 265  16 564  5 886
Private   17   117   269   196   172   133   97   63   217   163   95   109   65
Of religious communities   9   113   304   251   214   189   90   62   255   217   134   123   47
Basic schools for disabled children and youth   94   339  1 059   909   901   789   158   120   951   827   265   398   396
State   94   339  1 059   909   901   789   158   120   951   827   265   398   396

1) See Notes on Methodology.

2.2 BASIC SCHOOLS BY COUNTIES, BEGINNING OF 2023/2024 SCHOOL YEAR
Counties Schools1) Class units Teachers1) Pupils
Total 1st – 4th grade 5th – 8th grade
Republic of Croatia  2 056  18 356  37 347  300 528  144 312  156 216
Zagreb   124  1 364  2 509  24 490  11 710  12 780
Krapina-Zagorje   81   620  1 119  8 921  4 213  4 708
Sisak-Moslavina   87   674  1 411  9 946  4 724  5 222
Karlovac   70   514  1 026  7 765  3 768  3 997
Varaždin   74   781  1 542  12 219  5 686  6 533
Koprivnica-Križevci   90   531  1 044  7 934  3 827  4 107
Bjelovar-Bilogora   98   552  1 143  7 792  3 727  4 065
Primorje-Gorski kotar   107  1 142  2 408  18 889  9 027  9 862
Lika-Senj   44   243   546  3 022  1 512  1 510
Virovitica-Podravina   77   403   714  5 431  2 521  2 910
Požega-Slavonia   58   324   636  4 869  2 335  2 534
Slavonski Brod-Posavina   113   686  1 336  10 009  4 705  5 304
Zadar   117   816  1 671  13 306  6 458  6 848
Osijek-Baranja   188  1 339  2 552  19 186  9 194  9 992
Šibenik-Knin   52   455   933  6 882  3 289  3 593
Vukovar-Srijem   89   800  1 703  10 819  5 187  5 632
Split-Dalmatia   206  1 999  4 219  34 286  16 241  18 045
Istria   100   900  2 050  14 968  7 199  7 769
Dubrovnik-Neretva   66   596  1 288  9 564  4 635  4 929
Međimurje   59   595  1 167  9 251  4 567  4 684
City of Zagreb   156  3 022  6 330  60 979  29 787  31 192

1) See Notes on Methodology.

2.3 PUPILS IN BASIC SCHOOLS, BY GRADES, SEX AND YEAR OF BIRTH, BEGINNING OF 2023/2024 SCHOOL YEAR
  By year of birth
Total 2017 and after 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 and before
Basic schools – regular All  298 690  6 536  33 615  34 971  36 426  36 632  38 411  37 735  39 595  31 962  2 807
  Female pupils  145 560  3 539  16 774  16 971  17 835  17 727  18 574  18 477  19 196  15 290  1 177
1st grade All  35 414  6 515  26 784  2 019   69   13   9   4 - -   1
  Female pupils  17 396  3 528  13 086   742   33   2   5 - - - -
2nd grade All  35 206   21  6 697  26 119  2 246   101   16   2   2   1   1
  Female pupils  17 219   11  3 616  12 682   860   43   5   1   1 - -
3rd grade All  36 268 -   134  6 715  27 027  2 234   127   16   8   4   3
  Female pupils  17 668 -   72  3 488  13 158   887   54   6   3 - -
4th grade All  36 642 - -   118  7 021  26 921  2 368   186   22   3   3
  Female pupils  17 795 - -   59  3 747  12 933   974   68   10   1   3
5th grade All  38 256 - - -   63  7 194  28 273  2 486   180   52   8
  Female pupils  18 445 - - -   37  3 778  13 516  1 012   82   15   5
6th grade All  37 584 - - - -   169  7 402  27 290  2 466   225   32
  Female pupils  18 305 - - - -   84  3 921  13 214   974   94   18
7th grade All  38 875 - - - - -   201  7 578  28 511  2 386   199
  Female pupils  18 853 - - - - -   89  4 091  13 673   912   88
8th grade All  40 445 - - - - -   15   173  8 406  29 291  2 560
  Female pupils  19 879 - - - - -   10   85  4 453  14 268  1 063
Basic schools for disabled children and youth All  1 838   9   78   137   210   226   240   257   257   262   162
  Female pupils   601   3   21   43   60   67   89   96   78   83   61
1st grade All   166   9   71   72   11   3 - - - - -
  Female pupils   51   3   19   26   2   1 - - - - -
2nd grade All   195 -   7   55   106   22   4   1 - - -
  Female pupils   59 -   2   15   33   8   1 - - - -
3rd grade All   222 - -   10   79   108   22   1   2 - -
  Female pupils   60 - -   2   20   32   5 -   1 - -
4th grade All   199 - - -   14   82   90   9   3 -   1
  Female pupils   77 - - -   5   24   41   6 - -   1
5th grade All   281 - - - -   11   114   128   21   6   1
  Female pupils   92 - - - -   2   37   45   7 -   1
6th grade All   253 - - - - -   10   107   116   14   6
  Female pupils   87 - - - - -   5   40   32   6   4
7th grade All   252 - - - - - -   11   95   127   19
  Female pupils   76 - - - - - -   5   31   34   6
8th grade All   270 - - - - - - -   20   115   135
  Female pupils   99 - - - - - - -   7   43   49

G-2 PUPILS IN REGULAR BASIC SCHOOLS, BY SEX AND YEAR OF BIRTH, BEGINNING OF 2023/2024 SCHOOL YEAR

2.4 PUPILS IN BASIC SCHOOLS (INCLUDING REPEATERS), BY GRADES AND SEX, BEGINNING OF 2023/2024 SCHOOL YEAR
   Total Pupils in lower grades Pupils in upper grades
Total I II III IV Total V VI VII VIII
Basic schools – total  300 528  144 312  35 580  35 401  36 490  36 841  156 216  38 537  37 837  39 127  40 715
Female pupils  146 161  70 325  17 447  17 278  17 728  17 872  75 836  18 537  18 392  18 929  19 978
Repeaters  1 008   209   106   43   25   35   799   222   208   268   101
Female pupils   375   75   43   13   8   11   300   86   79   97   38
Basic schools – regular – total  298 690  143 530  35 414  35 206  36 268  36 642  155 160  38 256  37 584  38 875  40 445
Female pupils  145 560  70 078  17 396  17 219  17 668  17 795  75 482  18 445  18 305  18 853  19 879
Repeaters   993   204   105   42   24   33   789   219   204   267   99
Female pupils   369   72   42   13   8   9   297   85   79   97   36
State – total  294 997  141 555  34 947  34 698  35 779  36 131  153 442  37 789  37 108  38 447  40 098
Female pupils  143 844  69 166  17 171  16 992  17 444  17 559  74 678  18 234  18 075  18 659  19 710
Repeaters   992   204   105   42   24   33   788   218   204   267   99
Female pupils   369   72   42   13   8   9   297   85   79   97   36
Private – total  1 550   797   195   194   191   217   753   189   201   190   173
Female pupils   690   337   86   70   86   95   353   83   92   97   81
Repeaters - - - - - - - - - - -
Female pupils - - - - - - - - - - -
Of religious communities –  total  2 143  1 178   272   314   298   294   965   278   275   238   174
Female pupils  1 026   575   139   157   138   141   451   128   138   97   88
Repeaters   1 - - - - -   1   1 - - -
Female pupils - - - - - - - - - - -
Basic schools for disabled children and youth – total  1 838   782   166   195   222   199  1 056   281   253   252   270
Female pupils   601   247   51   59   60   77   354   92   87   76   99
Repeaters   15   5   1   1   1   2   10   3   4   1   2
Female pupils   6   3   1 - -   2   3   1 - -   2
State – total  1 838   782   166   195   222   199  1 056   281   253   252   270
Female pupils   601   247   51   59   60   77   354   92   87   76   99
Repeaters   15   5   1   1   1   2   10   3   4   1   2
Female pupils   6   3   1 - -   2   3   1 - -   2

2.5 SPECIAL BASIC EDUCATION: SCHOOLS, PUPILS AND TEACHERS, BEGINNING OF 2023/2024 SCHOOL YEAR
  Schools1) Pupils Teachers1)
Total Self- contained Satellite schools Departments Total Female pupils Total Women Full-time
All Women
Basic art schools   130   33   37   60  18 314  11 406  2 709  1 643  1 905  1 231
Music schools   125   31   37   57  17 888  10 990  2 559  1 533  1 804  1 156
State   116   25   36   55  17 368  10 676  2 435  1 466  1 776  1 138
Private   9   6   1   2   520   314   124   67   28   18
Dance schools   5   2 -   3   426   416   150   110   101   75
State   5   2 -   3   426   416   150   110   101   75

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 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 ages 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.

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 2023.

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  
NN Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia
   
Symbols  
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