NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Croatia
Croatia: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 35.28 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Croatia, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Croatia stood at 35.28.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Croatia peaked at 89.82 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.68, in 2024.
That places Croatia 52nd out of 65 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 89.82 | — |
| 2015 | 83.19 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 74.68 | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 66.19 | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 56.16 | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 49.25 | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 48.67 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 49.69 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 44.73 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 38.58 | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 31.68 | -17.9% |
| 2025 | 35.28 | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.88 | 49.25 | 89.82 | 6 |
| 2020s | 41.44 | 31.68 | 49.69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 49 Slovakia 42.69 compare
- 50 Norway 40.76 compare
- 51 Republic of Moldova 39 compare
- 53 Lithuania 35.2 compare
- 54 Hong Kong, China 34.28 compare
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 27.18 compare
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 neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Croatia?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Croatia was 35.28 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.82 in 2014.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.68 in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Croatia ranks 52nd out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.