Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in Croatia
Croatia: Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit was 5.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in Croatia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 5.0% for employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit 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 size of the local unit in Croatia peaked at 13.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2025.
That places Croatia 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 size of the local unit in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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 | 8.0% | -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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.9% | 13.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.0% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More work & labour data for Croatia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 109.85 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 106.19 Persons (2022)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 68.8% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,946 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.4% (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,946 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,786 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in Croatia?
- Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in Croatia was 5.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit?
- Croatia ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit 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 size of the local unit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).