Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Croatia
Croatia: Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship was 51.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Croatia stood at 51.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Croatia peaked at 51.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2013.
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 rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 43.5% | — |
| 2003 | 43.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 46.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 49.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 51.2% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 51.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.4% | 43.3% | 48.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 42.3% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 47.3% | 51.4% | 6 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Croatia?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Croatia was 51.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship?
- Croatia ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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