Labor force with basic education, male in Croatia
Croatia: Labor force with basic education, male was 21.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with basic education, male in Croatia, 2002–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with basic education, male in Croatia is 21.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, male in Croatia peaked at 40.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2024.
That places Croatia 124th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education, male in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38.5% | — |
| 2003 | 38.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 37.8% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.7% | 34.3% | 40.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 24.8% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 21.9% | 26.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education, male in Croatia?
- Labor force with basic education, male in Croatia was 21.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for labor force with basic education, male?
- Croatia ranks 124th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education, male rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).