Employees by educational attainment level and occupation in Croatia

Croatia: Employees by educational attainment level and occupation was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
30th
of 35 countries
All-time high
13.9
in 2004
All-time low
5
in 2025
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Employees by educational attainment level and occupation in Croatia, 2004–2025

0510152004201420252004: 13.92005: 12.72006: 12.12007: 11.72008: 11.22009: 10.92010: 10.42011: 9.82012: 8.92013: 8.52014: 82015: 8.22016: 8.62017: 7.12018: 72019: 7.12020: 6.22021: 6.52022: 6.22023: 5.62024: 5.12025: 5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employees by educational attainment level and occupation in Croatia is 5, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 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 occupation in Croatia peaked at 13.9 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2025.

Croatia ranks 30th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Employees by educational attainment level and occupation in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Employees by educational attainment level and occupation in Croatia, 2004 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2004 13.9
2005 12.7 -8.6%
2006 12.1 -4.7%
2007 11.7 -3.3%
2008 11.2 -4.3%
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 -5.9%
2015 8.2 +2.5%
2016 8.6 +4.9%
2017 7.1 -17.4%
2018 7 -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 -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.08 10.9 13.9 6
2010s 8.36 7 10.4 10
2020s 5.77 5 6.5 6

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 27 Latvia 7 compare
  2. 27 Serbia 7 compare
  3. 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.8 compare
  4. 31 Czechia 4.6 compare
  5. 32 Poland 3.4 compare
  6. 33 Montenegro 3.3 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employees by educational attainment level and occupation in Croatia?
Employees by educational attainment level and occupation in Croatia was 5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employees by educational attainment level and occupation recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 13.9 in 2004.
What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level and occupation recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2025.
How does Croatia rank for employees by educational attainment level and occupation?
Croatia ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is employees by educational attainment level and occupation 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 occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employees by educational attainment level and occupation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 791 data points, 2004–2025
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