Standardization of educational conditions – prerequisite of more efficient educational system

The aim of this work is to highlight the changes in the Republic of Croatia, which do not necessarily have to negatively reflect on the quality of the educational system, on the contrary, they may be factors that lead to a more efficient educational system. Educational conditions in the Republic of Croatia are not homogenized. The current changes will impact the equalization of educational conditions. By the conducted research, using scientific methods (analysis and synthesis, inductive and deductive method, descriptive, mathematical methods), we have analyzed the impact of education on the efficiency of the education system in the case of primary education of Brod Posavina County. In the society of knowledge the approach to the possibilities of acquiring necessary knowledge, skills and competence is essential for the social progress and economical growth of a country. Additional investments in acquiring new acquisitions through education presents the benefit for the individual as well as for the national economy.The education as an activity is at the same time the starter of the development of countries and societies. This applies to the field in which the changes in science and society must be firstly recognised.The education changes its environment but the education itself is subjected to constant changes. The education of every country and Croatia as well, is influenced by low birth-rate resulting in decreased number of students.This can be exemplified i the case of Brodsko-Posavska county region. In the school year 20012/2013 the number of registered children was less for 400 than the previous year.The consequence of this will be closing more and more schools especially in rural areas. It is knowen that the communities without educational institutions cannot prosper conserning the quality of living.Young people are encouraged to leave the areas where the schools are being closed.The surplus of teaching staff is evident in the employment offices.The low birth-rate has been noticed resulting in smaller number of registered children in the elementary schools.There is a surplus of teachers of great number of subjects especially in lower classes of elementary schools on the labour market.On the one hand there is longer and thorough education of teachers and on the other hand there are not enough job opportunities-In developed countries such situation presents the possibility of the quality of education.However, in Croatia the finance for education are being decreased in the recent years due to the smaller number of stutents.The Ministry of science,education and sport introduced the project «building of schools» a few years ago, so that all schools in Croatia could function in only one shift,what is in fact quite real and possible ,but taking into considration the exsisting demografic trands it will be not necessary to build up new school buildings or construct annexes because the number of students has been decreased.The exsisting schoools are spacious enough to function in one shift.We have done the research in elementary schools ( 33 ) of Brodsko-Posavske county in order to find out if it is possible, in the conditions of exsisting changes, to increase the quality of education.There are 1810 employees in elementary schools of Brodsko – Posavska county and 14.752 students distributed in 771 forms.Data analysis has been done in the equalization of educational conditions giving us the results pointing the increase of efficiency of exsisting educational system, the improvement of pedagogical standard and better motivation for teachers, what is important for a successful educational system.