First Release

Year: LVIII.
Zagreb, 07 May 2021
OBR-2021-2-1
ISSN 1334-0557

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
  Female pupils 152 033 151 881 150 958 150 806  409  409  666  666
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
  Female pupils 18 484 18 480 18 299 18 295  60  60  125  125
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
  Female pupils 20 009 20 003 19 872 19 866  56  56  81  81
5th grade All 40 187 40 105 39 876 39 797  130  130  181  178
  Female pupils 19 657 19 631 19 517 19 491  51  51  89  89
6th grade All 39 209 39 150 38 982 38 923  107  107  120  120
  Female pupils 19 208 19 185 19 103 19 080  41  41  64  64
7th grade All 38 184 38 116 37 991 37 923  109  109  84  84
  Female pupils 18 480 18 456 18 405 18 381  36  36  39  39
8th grade All 38 663 38 602 38 473 38 412  98  98  92  92
  Female pupils 18 880 18 860 18 783 18 763  44  44  53  53
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 - - - -
  Female pupils  55  55  55  55 - - - -
3rd grade All  208  208  208  208 - - - -
  Female pupils  55  55  55  55 - - - -
4th grade All  202  199  202  199 - - - -
  Female pupils  69  68  69  68 - - - -
5th grade All  255  254  255  254 - - - -
  Female pupils  87  86  87  86 - - - -
6th grade All  252  250  252  250 - - - -
  Female pupils  92  92  92  92 - - - -
7th grade All  223  221  223  221 - - - -
  Female pupils  78  77  78  77 - - - -
8th grade All  225  223  225  223 - - - -
  Female pupils  82  82  82  82 - - - -

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) See Notes on Methodology.

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) See Notes on Methodology.

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
All Women
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

1) See Notes on Methodology.

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

1) See Notes on Methodology.

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

1) See Notes on Methodology.

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
Female pupils 150 175 73 245 17 707 18 427 18 404 18 707 76 930 19 985 19 525 19 150 18 270
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
Female pupils 148 965 72 499 17 507 18 246 18 212 18 534 76 466 19 851 19 383 19 036 18 196
Repeaters  528  97  14  7  22  54  431  98  159  96  78
Female pupils  219  44  9 -  10  25  175  35  73  28  39
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
Repeaters - - - - - - - - - - -
Female pupils - - - - - - - - - - -
Basic schools for disabled children and youth – total 1 691  703  127  173  190  213  988  234  261  259  234
Female pupils  557  209  40  51  57  61  348  79  92  97  80
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
Female pupils  557  209  40  51  57  61  348  79  92  97  80
Repeaters  8  5  1 -  1  3  3 -  1 -  2
Female pupils  4  3  1 - -  2  1 - - -  1

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
All Women
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

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.

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 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..

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 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).

 

Abbreviations

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

Symbols

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