Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Croatia

Croatia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 8.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8.4%
Change on year
down 16.5%
World rank
101st
of 123 countries
All-time high
21.4%
in 2014
All-time low
8.4%
in 2024
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Croatia, 2002–2024

051015202002201320242002: 19.2 % of male youth population2003: 18.9 % of male youth population2004: 15.7 % of male youth population2005: 17.4 % of male youth population2006: 13.9 % of male youth population2007: 12.4 % of male youth population2008: 11.2 % of male youth population2009: 13.5 % of male youth population2010: 17.1 % of male youth population2011: 17.8 % of male youth population2012: 18.1 % of male youth population2013: 20.6 % of male youth population2014: 21.4 % of male youth population2015: 20.4 % of male youth population2016: 18.8 % of male youth population2017: 15.5 % of male youth population2018: 12.9 % of male youth population2019: 12 % of male youth population2020: 12.2 % of male youth population2021: 11.8 % of male youth population2022: 11.6 % of male youth population2023: 10.1 % of male youth population2024: 8.4 % of male youth population

Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Croatia is 8.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 16.5% on the previous year and down 60.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Croatia peaked at 21.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2024.

Croatia ranks 101st of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) in Croatia, 2002 to 2024.
Year % of male youth population Change
2002 19.2%
2003 18.9% -1.9%
2004 15.7% -16.8%
2005 17.4% +10.6%
2006 13.9% -19.9%
2007 12.4% -10.8%
2008 11.2% -9.3%
2009 13.5% +20.1%
2010 17.1% +26.9%
2011 17.8% +3.6%
2012 18.1% +1.7%
2013 20.6% +14.0%
2014 21.4% +4.0%
2015 20.4% -4.6%
2016 18.8% -7.9%
2017 15.5% -17.8%
2018 12.9% -16.7%
2019 12.0% -7.0%
2020 12.2% +1.6%
2021 11.8% -2.9%
2022 11.6% -1.8%
2023 10.1% -13.3%
2024 8.4% -16.5%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 8.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.9%, 85% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 8.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.7%, 78% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.3% 11.2% 19.2% 8
2010s 17.5% 12.0% 21.4% 10
2020s 10.8% 8.4% 12.2% 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 98 Niger 8.7% compare
  2. 99 Mexico 8.7% compare
  3. 100 Hungary 8.6% compare
  4. 102 Moldova 8.1% compare
  5. 103 Mongolia 8.0% compare
  6. 104 Tanzania 7.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Croatia?
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Croatia was 8.4% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2024.
How does Croatia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
Croatia ranks 101st out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population)
Unit
% of male youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 2,736 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).