Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Croatia
Croatia: Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth was 68.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Croatia stood at 68.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Croatia peaked at 68.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 2013.
That places Croatia 34th 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, country of birth in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 52.9% | — |
| 2003 | 53.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 55.4% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 55.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 65.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 68.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.3% | 52.9% | 60.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 52.6% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 62.2% | 68.8% | 6 |
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- 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)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 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)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.5 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Croatia?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Croatia was 68.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth?
- Croatia ranks 34th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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, country of birth and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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