Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Croatia
Croatia: Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 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
8.0%
in 2002
All-time low
2.0%
in 2023
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 2.1% for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region 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 nuts 2 region in Croatia peaked at 8.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2023.
That places Croatia 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8.0% | — |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -31.6% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +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 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.8% | 8.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Croatia?
- Early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Croatia was 2.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region?
- Croatia ranks 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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