Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Croatia
Croatia: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 2.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.1
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
46th
of 47 countries
All-time high
5.4
in 2004
All-time low
2
in 2023
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Croatia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 2.1 for early leavers from education and training by citizenship in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Croatia peaked at 5.4 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2023.
Croatia ranks 46th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.4 | — |
| 2005 | 5.1 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 4.7 | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 4 | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 3.8 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 4.3 | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 3.9 | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 4.3 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 5 | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 4.3 | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 2.8 | -34.9% |
| 2015 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.8 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.9 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 3.1 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.2 | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 2.4 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 2.1 | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 2.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25, 29% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 2.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.4, 28% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.55 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.48 | 2.7 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 | 2 | 2.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53,231 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 172 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 59,775 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,903 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 325,996 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 147,483 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Croatia?
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Croatia was 2.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4 in 2004.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for early leavers from education and training by citizenship?
- Croatia ranks 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by citizenship rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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