Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Croatia
Data extracted in August 2019.
No planned update.
This Statistics Explained article is outdated and has been archived - for recent information on Europe 2020 strategy see here.
Source: Eurostat (see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 headline indicators)
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This article is part of a set of statistical articles on Europe 2020 strategy, focusing on the situation in Croatia.
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Overview
Croatia not only had by far the lowest rate of early leavers from education and training across the EU in 2018, it also exceeded its 2020 target by 0.7 percentage points. The share of the population aged 30 to 34 with tertiary education increased by 15.6 percentage points in the period between 2008 and 2018, substantially reducing the distance to the national 2020 target. A gradual reduction in the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion since 2013 helped the country reach its 2020 target early in 2015. By 2017, the country had remained well within its target on GHG emissions in ESD sectors, which allows emissions to increase by up to 11 % by 2020 compared with the ESD base year levels. In 2017, Croatia also surpassed its national targets on renewable energy and primary energy consumption. Due to the gradual increase in the employment rate since 2014, the country surpassed its employment target in 2018. In 2017, Croatia slightly increased the gap to the national target on R&D expenditure compared with 2008 levels.
Source: Eurostat (see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 headline indicators)
Data sources
More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.
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Context
Europe 2020 is the EU’s agenda for jobs and growth for the current decade. It emphasises smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as a way to strengthen the EU economy and prepare its structure for the challenges of the next decade. As a main objective, the strategy strives to deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion in the Member States, while reducing the impact on the natural environment.
Direct access to
- Towards robust quality management for European Statistics - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council COM(2011) 211 final.
- Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics