Unemployment with advanced education in Croatia
Croatia: Unemployment with advanced education was 3.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Croatia, 2002–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education in Croatia stood at 3.3%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Croatia peaked at 11.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2024.
Croatia ranks 86th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.5% | — |
| 2003 | 7.4% | -22.3% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +34.6% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -28.0% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.1% | 9.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 5.1% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.3% | 5.1% | 5 |
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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 unemployment with advanced education in Croatia?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Croatia was 3.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Croatia ranks 86th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.0%. 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 Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).