Employees by educational attainment level in Croatia
Croatia: Employees by educational attainment level was 1,478 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,478 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
29th
of 45 countries
All-time high
1,478 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
1,154 Thousand persons
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Employees by educational attainment level in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 1,478 Thousand persons for employees by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level in Croatia peaked at 1,478 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,154 Thousand persons, in 2002.
Croatia ranks 29th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employees by educational attainment level in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1,154 Thousand persons | — |
| 2003 | 1,162 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,201 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1,181 Thousand persons | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1,222 Thousand persons | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1,381 Thousand persons | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 1,406 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1,389 Thousand persons | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,316 Thousand persons | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 1,270 Thousand persons | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1,250 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1,237 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,295 Thousand persons | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1,309 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,330 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,366 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1,383 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,390 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,370 Thousand persons | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1,376 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,388 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,400 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1,463 Thousand persons | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 1,478 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,262 Thousand persons | 1,154 Thousand persons | 1,406 Thousand persons | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,315 Thousand persons | 1,237 Thousand persons | 1,390 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,413 Thousand persons | 1,370 Thousand persons | 1,478 Thousand persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by educational attainment level in Croatia?
- Employees by educational attainment level in Croatia was 1,478 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,478 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,154 Thousand persons in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for employees by educational attainment level?
- Croatia ranks 29th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees by educational attainment level rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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