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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Employees by educational attainment level and occupation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 791 data points, 2004–2025
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