Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Croatia
Croatia: Over-qualification rates by economic activity was 13.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.1
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
33rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
15.7
in 2022
All-time low
10.1
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Croatia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, over-qualification rates by economic activity in Croatia stood at 13.1.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by economic activity in Croatia peaked at 15.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.1, in 2009.
Croatia ranks 33rd of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.2 | — |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.65 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.65 | 10.5 | 14.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9 | 12.8 | 15.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 30 Sweden 14.9 compare
- 31 Hungary 14.3 compare
- 32 Netherlands 14.1 compare
- 33 Czechia 13.1 compare
- 35 Luxembourg 6.5 compare
More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -485.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 14.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 4,686 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.153 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 4,147 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.1064 (2022)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 9.4 (2022)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 7.06 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by economic activity in Croatia?
- Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Croatia was 13.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by economic activity recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by economic activity recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1 in 2009.
- How does Croatia rank for over-qualification rates by economic activity?
- Croatia ranks 33rd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by economic activity 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 economic activity (NACE Rev. 2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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