Croatia
In the 2024 edition of the Digital Decade report, Croatia has achieved 59% basic digital skills coverage, slightly more than the EU average of 55.6%. This puts Croatia at 73.8% of the overall target for the EU 2030 goal, which aims to have 80% of the EU population possessing at least basic digital skills. The country, however, has seen an annual degrowth of 3.6% from the previous year.
According to the Digital Decade report 2024, Croatia performs worse than the EU average in digital skills indicators. The percentage of ICT specialists in employment is below the EU average, despite increasing from 3.7% to 4.3% (EU average - 4.8%) in 2023.
State strategies in Croatia include the National Development Strategy, which emphasizes the digital and green transition of the society and economy. The 'Grow Croatia with Google' Programme has trained 37,000 people and supported 10,000 SMEs for digital transformation. The e-School programme aims to digitize all schools in Croatia by 2023, while the School of the Future initiative connects schools with tech projects, reaching over 4,000 students in 200 schools.
Croatia ranks 14th out of the 27 EU Member States in the DESI dashboard for the Digital Decade for the 'At least basic digital skills' indicator, with 59% of its population possessing at least basic digital skills.