Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Croatia
Croatia: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 13.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.1
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
44th
of 47 countries
All-time high
15.7
in 2022
All-time low
9.8
in 2003
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Croatia stood at 13.1.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Croatia peaked at 15.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.8, in 2003.
That places Croatia 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.6 | — |
| 2003 | 9.8 | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 11.9 | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 11.5 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 12.3 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 13.5 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 11.2 | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 10.1 | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 10.5 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 13.5 | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 13.8 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 13.3 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 13.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.9 | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 14.3 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 14.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.4 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.2 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 13.1 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 14.9 | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 15.7 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 13.8 | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 12.8 | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 13.1 | +2.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 13.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.15, 65% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 13.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20, 66% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.61 | 9.8 | 13.5 | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.65 | 10.5 | 14.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9 | 12.8 | 15.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 41 Hungary 14.3 compare
- 42 Netherlands 14.1 compare
- 42 Netherlands 14.1 compare
- 44 Czechia 13.1 compare
- 44 Croatia 13.1 compare
- 47 Luxembourg 6.8 compare
More reference data data for Croatia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2598 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8711 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Croatia?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Croatia was 13.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8 in 2003.
- How does Croatia rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Croatia ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Over-qualification rates by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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