Education · 2025/2026

Pupils per teacher in primary schools: ranking of municipalities

Pupils per teacher in primary schools: the highest value is in Podravske Sesvete (15.4) and the lowest in Tompojevci (1.1). The median across 534 municipalities is 6.3. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

Podium and top 100

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1Podravske Sesvete15.42Kastav14.13Donji Vidovec13.8
#MunicipalityCountyPupils per teacher in primary schools
1Podravske SesveteKoprivnica-Križevci County15.4
2KastavPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County14.1
3Donji VidovecMeđimurje County13.8
4ČavlePrimorje-Gorski Kotar County13.5
5ViškovoPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County13.1
6ZabokKrapina-Zagorje County13.0
6KaštelaSplit-Dalmatia County13.0
8LudbregVaraždin County12.9
9VirZadar County12.8
10SupetarSplit-Dalmatia County12.3
11Dugo SeloZagreb County11.9
12StrahoninecMeđimurje County11.8
13Duga ResaKarlovac County11.7
13PodstranaSplit-Dalmatia County11.7
15StupnikZagreb County11.5
15Župa dubrovačkaDubrovnik-Neretva County11.5
17KoprivnicaKoprivnica-Križevci County11.3
18KaliZadar County11.2
19ZadarZadar County11.1
20Sveta NedeljaZagreb County10.9
21BelišćeOsijek-Baranja County10.8
22Velika GoricaZagreb County10.7
22TribunjŠibenik-Knin County10.7
24MakarskaSplit-Dalmatia County10.4
25SolinSplit-Dalmatia County10.3
25GračišćeIstria County10.3
25OpuzenDubrovnik-Neretva County10.3
28KrižZagreb County10.2
28Donja StubicaKrapina-Zagorje County10.2
28JelenjePrimorje-Gorski Kotar County10.2
28DardaOsijek-Baranja County10.2
28Ližnjan - LisignanoIstria County10.2
33BrckovljaniZagreb County10.1
33OroslavjeKrapina-Zagorje County10.1
33Gornji KneginecVaraždin County10.1
36Nova GradiškaBrod-Posavina County10.0
36PribislavecMeđimurje County10.0
38BedekovčinaKrapina-Zagorje County9.9
38BibinjeZadar County9.9
38Dugi RatSplit-Dalmatia County9.9
38PazinIstria County9.9
42ĐurđevacKoprivnica-Križevci County9.8
42Biograd na MoruZadar County9.8
42Donji MiholjacOsijek-Baranja County9.8
45RugvicaZagreb County9.7
45PožegaPožega-Slavonia County9.7
45PovljanaZadar County9.7
45LabinIstria County9.7
49KarlovacKarlovac County9.6
49DugopoljeSplit-Dalmatia County9.6
49MetkovićDubrovnik-Neretva County9.6
49ZagrebCity of Zagreb9.6
53AndrijaševciVukovar-Srijem County9.5
53DubrovnikDubrovnik-Neretva County9.5
53Mursko SredišćeMeđimurje County9.5
56BistraZagreb County9.4
56DubravaZagreb County9.4
56JastrebarskoZagreb County9.4
56SamoborZagreb County9.4
56ZaprešićZagreb County9.4
56PeteranecKoprivnica-Križevci County9.4
56ČepinOsijek-Baranja County9.4
56Sveti Petar u ŠumiIstria County9.4
56Umag - UmagoIstria County9.4
56KotoribaMeđimurje County9.4
66Sveti Križ ZačretjeKrapina-Zagorje County9.3
66BeretinecVaraždin County9.3
66VaraždinVaraždin County9.3
66KriževciKoprivnica-Križevci County9.3
66Grubišno PoljeBjelovar-Bilogora County9.3
66RabPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County9.3
66Sveti Filip i JakovZadar County9.3
66OrehovicaMeđimurje County9.3
74BrdovecZagreb County9.2
74OzaljKarlovac County9.2
74BjelovarBjelovar-Bilogora County9.2
77GlinaSisak-Moslavina County9.1
77OrahovicaVirovitica-Podravina County9.1
77Gornja VrbaBrod-Posavina County9.1
77Slavonski BrodBrod-Posavina County9.1
77OsijekOsijek-Baranja County9.1
77KonavleDubrovnik-Neretva County9.1
77ČakovecMeđimurje County9.1
84Ivanić-GradZagreb County9.0
84KrkPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County9.0
84PitomačaVirovitica-Podravina County9.0
84ŽminjIstria County9.0
88LekenikSisak-Moslavina County8.9
88IvanecVaraždin County8.9
88OpatijaPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County8.9
88SplitSplit-Dalmatia County8.9
88KarojbaIstria County8.9
93Kloštar IvanićZagreb County8.8
93PetrijanecVaraždin County8.8
93ViroviticaVirovitica-Podravina County8.8
93PrimoštenŠibenik-Knin County8.8
93VodiceŠibenik-Knin County8.8
93SinjSplit-Dalmatia County8.8
93TrogirSplit-Dalmatia County8.8
100VrgoracSplit-Dalmatia County8.7

Bottom of the ranking

#MunicipalityCountyPupils per teacher in primary schools
519VrhovineLika-Senj County2.1
519Stara GradiškaBrod-Posavina County2.1
522LovrećSplit-Dalmatia County2.0
523Donji KukuruzariSisak-Moslavina County1.9
523Dubrovačko primorjeDubrovnik-Neretva County1.9
525LokvePrimorje-Gorski Kotar County1.8
526UnešićŠibenik-Knin County1.7
526MilnaSplit-Dalmatia County1.7
528UdbinaLika-Senj County1.6
528ŠodolovciOsijek-Baranja County1.6
528TrpanjDubrovnik-Neretva County1.6
531LokvičićiSplit-Dalmatia County1.5
532KarlobagLika-Senj County1.4
532JanjinaDubrovnik-Neretva County1.4
534TompojevciVukovar-Srijem County1.1

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Pupils per teacher in primary schools”?

Podravske Sesvete ranks first for “Pupils per teacher in primary schools”, with 15.4.

What is the median for “Pupils per teacher in primary schools”?

The median across the 534 ranked municipalities is 6.3.