Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2004-2008) by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
65.2%
Portugal
Lowest
5.0%
Slovakia
Median
16.3%
Years covered
5
2004–2008
Data points
210
What the numbers show
Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2004-2008) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 65.2% in Portugal; the lowest is 5.0% in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.3%, and the mean is 19.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 65.2% | 2008 | — | flat |
| 2 | Malta | 54.2% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 3 | Iceland | 41.0% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 4 | Spain | 40.5% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 36.2% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 28.6% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 7 | Denmark | 27.8% | 2008 | — | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 27.3% | 2008 | — | flat |
| 8 | Netherlands | 27.3% | 2008 | — | flat |
| 10 | Greece | 26.9% | 2008 | — | flat |
| 11 | France | 24.3% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 12 | Belgium | 21.8% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 13 | Ireland | 21.0% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 14 | Norway | 20.8% | 2008 | — | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 20.8% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 20.8% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 17 | Cyprus | 20.1% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 17.4% | 2008 | — | flat |
| 19 | Sweden | 17.1% | 2008 | — | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 16.8% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 21 | Finland | 15.8% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 22 | Germany | 15.3% | 2008 | — | flat |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 13.6% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 24 | Hungary | 13.3% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 25 | Slovenia | 12.0% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 25 | Slovenia | 12.0% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 12.0% | 2008 | — | flat |
| 25 | Latvia | 12.0% | 2008 | — | flat |
| 29 | Croatia | 11.2% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 11.2% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 10.5% | 2008 | — | flat |
| 31 | Estonia | 10.5% | 2008 | — | flat |
| 33 | Romania | 8.4% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 6.6% | 2008 | — | flat |
| 34 | Poland | 6.6% | 2008 | — | flat |
| 36 | Czechia | 6.3% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 37 | Lithuania | 5.9% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 37 | Lithuania | 5.9% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 39 | Slovakia | 5.0% | 2008 | — | falling |
| 39 | Slovakia | 5.0% | 2008 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.