Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists by educational attainment level by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
971.5 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
2.3 Thousand persons
Montenegro
Median
46.8 Thousand persons
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
726
What the numbers show
Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists by educational attainment level is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 971.5 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 2.3 Thousand persons in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 46.8 Thousand persons, and the mean is 116.71 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 422.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 131.6%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 18.3%).
Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists b: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 971.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 580.8 Thousand persons | 2019 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 527.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 4 | Netherlands | 247.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 5 | France | 233.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 170.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 41.3% | falling |
| 7 | Sweden | 151.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 8 | Türkiye | 148.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 9 | Spain | 143.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 10 | Czechia | 106.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 37.3% | falling |
| 11 | Switzerland | 91.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 88.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 43.4% | flat |
| 13 | Austria | 78.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 14 | Finland | 72.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 69.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 33.0% | falling |
| 16 | Denmark | 66.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 61.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 36.6% | flat |
| 18 | Norway | 48.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 19 | Serbia | 45.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 20 | Slovakia | 40.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 52.5% | falling |
| 21 | Romania | 39.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 34.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 31.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 63.2% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 26.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 25 | Ireland | 23.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 26 | Estonia | 19.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 17.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 13.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 131.6% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 12 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 8.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 5.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 33 | Malta | 5.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 3.7 Thousand persons | 2024 | up 19.4% | flat |
| 35 | Cyprus | 3 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 36 | Montenegro | 2.3 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 53.3% | rising |