Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Croatia
- Data from June 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables. Planned article update: August 2017.
This article is part of a set of statistical articles on Europe 2020 strategy, focusing on the situation in Croatia.
Main statistical findings
Croatia had by far the lowest rate of early leavers from education and training across the EU in 2015, exceeding its 2020 target. By 2010, the country had remained well within its target on GHG emissions in non-ETS sectors, which allows emissions to increase by up to 11 % by 2020 compared with the ESD base year. In 2014, Croatia also surpassed its national targets on renewable energy and primary energy consumption. The share of the population aged 30 to 34 with tertiary education increased by 12.4 percentage points in the period between 2008 and 2015, substantially reducing the distance to the national 2020 target. In 2014, Croatia came close to meeting its commitments on poverty reduction, but slightly increased the gap to the national target on R&D expenditure. The employment rate in Croatia gradually declined in the first years of the economic crisis but by 2015 the country had shortened the distance to the national target of 62.9 % to 2.4 percentage points.
Data sources and availability
More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.
Under 'Tables', click on the icons next to the indicators:
- 'Explanatory texts (metadata)' for a detailed overview of the collection and compilation methods;
- 'Information on the leaf' for data availability per country.
A more general overview of quality procedures can be found in Implementation of standard reference metadata for indicators - the ESMS Indicator Profile (ESMS-IP) (PDF file).
Context
Europe 2020 is the EU’s growth and jobs strategy for the current decade, striving to pave the way to a smart, sustainable and inclusive future. The strategy envisages measures to overcome the economic crisis and move beyond it by addressing the structural weaknesses in the European economic model. The final objective is to deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion in the Member States, while reducing the impact on the natural environment.
See also
Further Eurostat information
Publications
- Smarter, greener, more inclusive - indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy (online publication, also downloadable as PDF file)
Main tables
Dedicated section
Methodology / Metadata
- Towards robust quality management for European Statistics - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council COM(2011) 211 final.
Other information
- Regulation 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics