Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Croatia
Croatia: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 9 Thousand persons in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Croatia, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 9 Thousand persons for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Croatia peaked at 56 Thousand persons in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9 Thousand persons, in 2025.
Croatia ranks 35th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 31 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 38 Thousand persons | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 51 Thousand persons | +34.2% |
| 2012 | 47 Thousand persons | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 50 Thousand persons | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 56 Thousand persons | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 45 Thousand persons | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 34 Thousand persons | -24.4% |
| 2017 | 33 Thousand persons | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 17 Thousand persons | -48.5% |
| 2019 | 13 Thousand persons | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 13 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 Thousand persons | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 14 Thousand persons | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 13 Thousand persons | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 11 Thousand persons | -15.4% |
| 2025 | 9 Thousand persons | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31 Thousand persons | 31 Thousand persons | 31 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.4 Thousand persons | 13 Thousand persons | 56 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5 Thousand persons | 9 Thousand persons | 15 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,946 Thousand persons (2025)
- 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)
- 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)
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- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,786 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Croatia?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Croatia was 9 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 56 Thousand persons in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Croatia ranks 35th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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