Employed persons by educational attainment level - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
41,900 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
198.9 Thousand persons
Montenegro
Median
2,821 Thousand persons
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,297
What the numbers show
Employed persons by educational attainment level - quarterly data is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 41,900 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 198.9 Thousand persons in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,821 Thousand persons, and the mean is 7,607 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 211.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 60.3%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 8.6%).
Employed persons by educational attainment level - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 41,900 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 32,507 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 32,227 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 32,227 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 5 | France | 29,464 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 24,381 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 22,760 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 17,175 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 17,164 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 9,846 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 9,815 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 7,670 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 5,366 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 16.8% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 5,314 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 5,304 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 5,148 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 4,861 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 4,633 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 4,488 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 20 | Greece | 4,406 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 3,112 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 2,935 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 2,907 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 24 | Serbia | 2,821 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 2,821 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 2,817 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 2,600 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 2,587 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 29 | Slovak Republic | 2,579 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 1,720 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 31 | Croatia | 1,702 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 32 | Lithuania | 1,470 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 33 | Lithuania | 1,455 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,222 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 35 | Slovenia | 997 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 36 | Slovenia | 984.4 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 37 | Latvia | 885.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 38 | Latvia | 871.2 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 707.9 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 707.9 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 691.6 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 42 | Estonia | 686.3 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 516.8 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 338.2 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 329.4 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 222.3 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 47 | Montenegro | 198.9 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 2.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 208,816 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 165,620 Thousand persons