Employees by educational attainment level and occupation by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
29.5
Portugal
Lowest
2.8
Lithuania
Median
11.2
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
791
What the numbers show
Employees by educational attainment level and occupation is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 29.5 in Portugal; the lowest is 2.8 in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.2, and the mean is 11.96.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 7.0%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 48.4%).
Employees by educational attainment level and occupation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 29.5 | 2025 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 2 | Spain | 28.2 | 2025 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 3 | Italy | 25.6 | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 4 | Malta | 23.3 | 2025 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 5 | Iceland | 20.7 | 2025 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 6 | Netherlands | 20.3 | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 7 | Denmark | 17.3 | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14.9 | 2019 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 9 | Switzerland | 14.6 | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 10 | Norway | 14.5 | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 11 | Germany | 13.5 | 2025 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 12.9 | 2025 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 13 | Austria | 12.6 | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 11.9 | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 15 | Cyprus | 11.6 | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 15 | Greece | 11.6 | 2025 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 17 | France | 11.5 | 2025 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 18 | Belgium | 11.2 | 2025 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 19 | Sweden | 10.4 | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 20 | Hungary | 9.8 | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 21 | Finland | 9.5 | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 22 | Estonia | 9.3 | 2025 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 23 | Romania | 8.5 | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 24 | Slovenia | 8.1 | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 8 | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 26 | Ireland | 7.6 | 2025 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 27 | Latvia | 7 | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 27 | Serbia | 7 | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.8 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 5 | 2025 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 31 | Czechia | 4.6 | 2025 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 32 | Poland | 3.4 | 2025 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 33 | Montenegro | 3.3 | 2020 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 34 | Slovakia | 2.9 | 2025 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 2.8 | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.