Croatia is at the very bottom of the European Union in terms of state scholarships for students and pupils. This is indicated by the latest Eurostat data for 2022 published this week.
According to the data, in 2022, state financial aid to households and students in the EU averaged 533 euros per pupil for secondary and non-tertiary post-secondary education, while for tertiary education, an average of 1,766 euros was allocated in that year.
The highest values of financial support for tertiary education per student were recorded in Denmark (8,024 euros), Ireland (5,692 euros), and Sweden (4,948 euros), while the lowest were in Greece (20 euros), Croatia (97 euros), and the Czech Republic (115 euros).
When it comes to higher secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education, the highest values of financial aid were attributed to the Netherlands (1,790 euros), Sweden (1,741 euros), and Denmark (1,644 euros). On the other hand, financial aid was lowest in Croatia (seven euros), Poland (16 euros), and Hungary (76 euros).
Among the countries of the European Union, the level of financial support to households and students was higher for tertiary education than for higher secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education, except for Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Latvia, and Slovenia.
