Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Croatia

Croatia: Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity was 5.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
5.0%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
36th
of 45 countries
All-time high
11.2%
in 2008
All-time low
5.0%
in 2025
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Croatia, 2008–2025

02.557.5102008201620252008: 11.2 Percentage2009: 10.9 Percentage2010: 10.4 Percentage2011: 9.8 Percentage2012: 8.9 Percentage2013: 8.5 Percentage2014: 8 Percentage2015: 8.2 Percentage2016: 8.6 Percentage2017: 7.1 Percentage2018: 7 Percentage2019: 7.1 Percentage2020: 6.2 Percentage2021: 6.5 Percentage2022: 6.2 Percentage2023: 5.6 Percentage2024: 5.1 Percentage2025: 5 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 5.0% for employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity in Croatia peaked at 11.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2025.

Croatia ranks 36th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026) in Croatia, 2008 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2008 11.2%
2009 10.9% -2.7%
2010 10.4% -4.6%
2011 9.8% -5.8%
2012 8.9% -9.2%
2013 8.5% -4.5%
2014 8.0% -5.9%
2015 8.2% +2.5%
2016 8.6% +4.9%
2017 7.1% -17.4%
2018 7.0% -1.4%
2019 7.1% +1.4%
2020 6.2% -12.7%
2021 6.5% +4.8%
2022 6.2% -4.6%
2023 5.6% -9.7%
2024 5.1% -8.9%
2025 5.0% -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.1% 10.9% 11.2% 2
2010s 8.4% 7.0% 10.4% 10
2020s 5.8% 5.0% 6.5% 6

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.8% compare
  2. 36 Croatia 5.0% compare
  3. 38 Czechia 4.6% compare
  4. 39 Poland 3.4% compare
  5. 39 Poland 3.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity in Croatia?
Employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity in Croatia was 5.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2008.
What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2025.
How does Croatia rank for employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity?
Croatia ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 811 data points, 2008–2025
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