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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2004-2008)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 210 data points, 2004–2008
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