Employed persons by educational attainment level in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Employed persons by educational attainment level was 32,527 Thousand persons in 2019. ▲ Rising
Employed persons by educational attainment level in United Kingdom, 1983–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 32,527 Thousand persons for employed persons by educational attainment level in 2019. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons by educational attainment level in United Kingdom peaked at 32,527 Thousand persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23,216 Thousand persons, in 1983.
United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24,620 Thousand persons | 23,216 Thousand persons | 26,487 Thousand persons | 7 |
| 1990s | 26,227 Thousand persons | 25,423 Thousand persons | 26,991 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,387 Thousand persons | 27,204 Thousand persons | 29,451 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,720 Thousand persons | 29,042 Thousand persons | 32,527 Thousand persons | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 76.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by educational attainment level in United Kingdom?
- Employed persons by educational attainment level in United Kingdom was 32,527 Thousand persons in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by educational attainment level recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 32,527 Thousand persons in 2019.
- What is the lowest employed persons by educational attainment level recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,216 Thousand persons in 1983.
- How does United Kingdom rank for employed persons by educational attainment level?
- United Kingdom ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
- Is employed persons by educational attainment level rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 37 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).