Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total in Croatia
Croatia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total was 9.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Croatia stood at 9.0%.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Croatia peaked at 20.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2024.
That places Croatia 104th out of 126 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20.4% | — |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | -18.1% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | +11.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 9.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 95% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 9.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.5%, 94% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 11.6% | 20.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 12.0% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 8.1% | 12.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,468 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 992.92 1000 No (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Croatia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Croatia was 9.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Croatia ranks 104th out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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, total (% of youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).