Early leavers from education and training in Croatia

2.1% of people aged 18 to 24 in Croatia had left education early in 2025.

Measure: Early leavers from education and training Unit: % of population aged 18 to 24 Data: 2002 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Low reliability”.
Croatia, 2025 2.1%u (Low reliability) % of population aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +0.1percentage points 2024: 2.0%
European Union, 2025 9.1% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 7.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 34th of 34 See the full ranking

Early leavers from education and training in Croatia over time

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% of population aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Early leavers from education and training (% of population aged 18 to 24), 2002 to 2025
Period CroatiaEuropean Union
2025 2.1%u (low reliability) 9.1%
2024 2.0%u (low reliability) 9.6%
2023 2.0%u (low reliability) 9.6%
2022 2.1%u (low reliability) 9.6%
2021 2.4%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 9.7%b (break in time series)
2020 2.2%u (low reliability) 10.0%
2019 3.0%u (low reliability) 10.1%
2018 3.1%u (low reliability) 10.5%
2017 2.9%u (low reliability) 10.5%
2016 2.8%u (low reliability) 10.6%
2015 2.7%u (low reliability) 11.0%
2014 2.8%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 11.1%b (break in time series)
2013 4.3% 11.8%
2012 5.0% 12.6%
2011 4.3% 13.2%
2010 3.9%b (break in time series) 13.8%
2009 4.3% 14.0%
2008 3.8% 14.3%
2007 4.0%b (break in time series) 14.7%
2006 4.7%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 15.2%b (break in time series)
2005 5.1%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 15.6%
2004 5.4%u (low reliability) 16.0%
2003 7.9% 16.4%b (break in time series)
2002 8.0% 16.9%

Flags: b break in time series; u low reliability; bu break in time series, low reliability . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 2.0% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 2.7%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Croatia has the 34th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 9.1%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_14 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A wstatus=POP age=Y18-24 unit=PC
Observation period
2002 to 2025 for Croatia
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat