Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level by country

Countries reporting
35
Highest
42,553
Germany
Lowest
219.4
Montenegro
Median
2,930
Years covered
43
1983–2025
Data points
1,169

What the numbers show

Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 42,553 in Germany; the lowest is 219.4 in Montenegro.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,930, and the mean is 7,268.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 194.

Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 66.3%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 9.9%).

Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 42,553 2025 up 5.8% rising
2 United Kingdom 32,693 2019 up 12.5% rising
3 France 29,383 2025 up 11.1% rising
4 Italy 24,117 2025 up 7.4% rising
5 Spain 22,221 2025 up 24.4% rising
6 Poland 17,241 2025 up 7.2% rising
7 Netherlands 9,899 2025 up 19.0% rising
8 Romania 7,694 2025 down 9.9% falling
9 Sweden 5,329 2025 up 10.2% rising
10 Portugal 5,275 2025 up 15.8% rising
11 Czechia 5,253 2025 up 4.2% rising
12 Belgium 5,147 2025 up 13.1% rising
13 Switzerland 4,886 2025 up 7.7% rising
14 Hungary 4,687 2025 up 11.3% rising
15 Austria 4,500 2025 up 8.5% rising
16 Greece 4,340 2025 up 20.2% rising
17 Denmark 3,098 2025 up 14.4% rising
18 Bulgaria 2,930 2025 down 3.4% flat
19 Norway 2,923 2025 up 10.7% rising
20 Serbia 2,870 2025 up 11.5% rising
21 Ireland 2,818 2025 up 37.0% rising
22 Finland 2,613 2025 up 7.2% rising
23 Slovak Republic 2,611 2025 up 7.7% rising
24 Croatia 1,702 2025 up 9.7% flat
25 Lithuania 1,463 2025 up 9.6% flat
26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,249 2025 rising
27 Slovenia 996.6 2025 up 8.6% rising
28 Latvia 889.7 2025 down 0.7% falling
29 North Macedonia 704.6 2025 down 0.2% rising
30 Estonia 698.8 2025 up 10.4% rising
31 Cyprus 504.6 2025 up 40.9% rising
32 Malta 329.7 2025 up 66.3% rising
33 Luxembourg 328.3 2025 up 27.5% rising
34 Iceland 227.2 2025 up 23.7% rising
35 Montenegro 219.4 2020 up 12.3% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,169 data points, 1983–2025
Last refreshed