Education · 2025/2026

Primary school pupils: ranking of municipalities

Primary school pupils: the highest value is in Zagreb (59,507) and the lowest in Grožnjan - Grisignana (0). The median across 546 municipalities is 186. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

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1Zagreb59,5072Split11,6433Rijeka7,765
#MunicipalityCountyPrimary school pupils
1ZagrebCity of Zagreb59,507
2SplitSplit-Dalmatia County11,643
3RijekaPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County7,765
4OsijekOsijek-Baranja County7,019
5ZadarZadar County6,867
6Velika GoricaZagreb County5,311
7Pula - PolaIstria County3,998
8Slavonski BrodBrod-Posavina County3,849
9KarlovacKarlovac County3,496
10DubrovnikDubrovnik-Neretva County3,481
11KaštelaSplit-Dalmatia County3,467
12ŠibenikŠibenik-Knin County3,313
13VaraždinVaraždin County3,172
14SamoborZagreb County3,000
15SisakSisak-Moslavina County2,831
16SolinSplit-Dalmatia County2,685
17BjelovarBjelovar-Bilogora County2,674
18VinkovciVukovar-Srijem County2,531
19KoprivnicaKoprivnica-Križevci County2,228
20ČakovecMeđimurje County2,150
21SinjSplit-Dalmatia County2,137
22ZaprešićZagreb County1,858
23ĐakovoOsijek-Baranja County1,795
24PožegaPožega-Slavonia County1,718
25VukovarVukovar-Srijem County1,630
26Dugo SeloZagreb County1,611
27ViroviticaVirovitica-Podravina County1,570
28KutinaSisak-Moslavina County1,542
29KriževciKoprivnica-Križevci County1,462
30Sveta NedeljaZagreb County1,454
31PetrinjaSisak-Moslavina County1,406
32MetkovićDubrovnik-Neretva County1,366
33Poreč - ParenzoIstria County1,285
34NašiceOsijek-Baranja County1,188
35MakarskaSplit-Dalmatia County1,187
36OmišSplit-Dalmatia County1,161
37Ivanić-GradZagreb County1,122
38Rovinj - RovignoIstria County1,097
39Sveti Ivan ZelinaZagreb County1,069
40JastrebarskoZagreb County1,065
41NedelišćeMeđimurje County1,035
42BrdovecZagreb County1,027
43TrogirSplit-Dalmatia County1,025
44Umag - UmagoIstria County1,009
45VrbovecZagreb County1,006
46PodstranaSplit-Dalmatia County993
47Nova GradiškaBrod-Posavina County929
48IvanecVaraždin County919
49GospićLika-Senj County914
50SlatinaVirovitica-Podravina County895
51OgulinKarlovac County890
52Župa dubrovačkaDubrovnik-Neretva County873
53ViškovoPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County864
54ImotskiSplit-Dalmatia County846
55KninŠibenik-Knin County837
56Novi MarofVaraždin County821
57KrapinaKrapina-Zagorje County818
58PopovačaSisak-Moslavina County808
59LabinIstria County797
60MatuljiPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County795
61DaruvarBjelovar-Bilogora County794
62KastavPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County790
63ValpovoOsijek-Baranja County765
64Duga ResaKarlovac County749
65KonavleDubrovnik-Neretva County740
66PazinIstria County732
67NovskaSisak-Moslavina County686
68VodiceŠibenik-Knin County684
69ZabokKrapina-Zagorje County678
70Donji MiholjacOsijek-Baranja County668
71OtočacLika-Senj County661
72LudbregVaraždin County656
73ČepinOsijek-Baranja County652
74OpatijaPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County633
75PitomačaVirovitica-Podravina County628
76PločeDubrovnik-Neretva County616
77RugvicaZagreb County614
78CrikvenicaPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County612
79TriljSplit-Dalmatia County611
80PleternicaPožega-Slavonia County610
81ĐurđevacKoprivnica-Križevci County608
81PrelogMeđimurje County608
83BedekovčinaKrapina-Zagorje County603
83BelišćeOsijek-Baranja County603
85PakracPožega-Slavonia County590
86GarešnicaBjelovar-Bilogora County584
87ŽupanjaVukovar-Srijem County580
88BrckovljaniZagreb County574
89KrkPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County573
90ČavlePrimorje-Gorski Kotar County565
91BenkovacZadar County564
92IvankovoVukovar-Srijem County552
93RabPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County548
94Beli ManastirOsijek-Baranja County539
95ČazmaBjelovar-Bilogora County537
96Biograd na MoruZadar County531
97BistraZagreb County505
98MedulinIstria County475
99Mali LošinjPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County471
100DugopoljeSplit-Dalmatia County470

Bottom of the ranking

#MunicipalityCountyPrimary school pupils
532DicmoSplit-Dalmatia County18
533KukljicaZadar County15
534ŠodolovciOsijek-Baranja County14
535LokvičićiSplit-Dalmatia County12
536Gornji BogićevciBrod-Posavina County11
536SlivnoDubrovnik-Neretva County11
538ŽumberakZagreb County6
539DubravicaZagreb County0
539Zagorska SelaKrapina-Zagorje County0
539MajurSisak-Moslavina County0
539Mali BukovecVaraždin County0
539BiskupijaŠibenik-Knin County0
539ErvenikŠibenik-Knin County0
539Funtana - FontaneIstria County0
539Grožnjan - GrisignanaIstria County0

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Primary school pupils”?

Zagreb ranks first for “Primary school pupils”, with 59,507.

What is the median for “Primary school pupils”?

The median across the 546 ranked municipalities is 186.