Employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth in Croatia
Croatia: Employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth was 51.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 51.4% for employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 country of birth 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 country of birth 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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More work & labour data for Croatia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.811 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8313 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0158 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,468 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 992.92 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,070 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,071 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,141 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth in Croatia?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth in Croatia was 51.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth?
- Croatia ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth 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 country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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