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Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Croatia

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Data from December 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables.

This article is part of a set of statistical articles based on the Eurostat publication Smarter, greener, more inclusive? - Indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy. It provides recent statistics on the Europe 2020 strategy of the European Union (EU), focusing on the situation in Croatia.

Figure 1: Distance to national targets and comparison with EU average
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators
Explanations on this radar chart are available here.

Main statistical findings

Table 1: National Europe 2020 indicators: most recent data and targets
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators

By 2010 Croatia remained well below its target on GHG emissions in non-ETS sectors, allowing emissions to increase by at most 11 % by 2020. In 2013, the country had the second lowest rate of early leavers from education and training across the EU and was thus close to reaching its national target of 4 %. Croatia was furthermore closer to its national targets for R & D expenditure, renewable energies and poverty alleviation than the EU average. The employment rate has gradually declined in Croatia since the onset of the economic crisis, widening the gap to the national target of 62.9 % to 5.7 percentage points. With a gap of almost 10 percentage points, Croatia also lagged behind the EU average in terms of meeting its tertiary educational attainment target.

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

Main tables

Dedicated section

Methodology / Metadata

Other information

External links