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
34th
of 36 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. Measured in Percentage.
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 34th out of 36 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 9.8% | 13.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 10.5% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 12.8% | 15.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 31 Sweden 14.9% compare
- 32 Hungary 14.3% compare
- 33 Netherlands 14.1% compare
- 34 Czechia 13.1% compare
- 36 Luxembourg 6.5% 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 34th out of 36 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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