Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
35.3%
Türkiye
Lowest
2.8%
Lithuania
Median
9.7%
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
981

What the numbers show

Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 35.3% in Türkiye; the lowest is 2.8% in Lithuania.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.7%, and the mean is 11.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.

Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 9.5%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 48.4%).

Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 35.3% 2025 down 28.0% falling
2 Portugal 29.5% 2025 down 35.4% falling
3 Spain 28.2% 2025 down 11.0% falling
4 Italy 25.6% 2025 down 16.9% falling
5 Malta 23.1% 2025 down 37.7% falling
6 Iceland 20.7% 2025 down 31.2% falling
7 Netherlands 20.3% 2025 down 6.9% falling
7 Netherlands 20.3% 2025 down 6.9% falling
9 Denmark 17.3% 2025 down 12.6% falling
9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.3% 2019 down 21.4% falling
9 United Kingdom 17.3% 2019 down 21.4% falling
12 Norway 14.7% 2025 down 10.4% falling
13 Switzerland 14.5% 2025 down 4.0% falling
14 Germany 13.7% 2025 up 5.4% falling
15 Luxembourg 13.5% 2025 down 41.3% falling
16 Austria 12.6% 2025 down 5.3% falling
17 North Macedonia 11.9% 2025 down 7.8% falling
18 Cyprus 11.6% 2025 down 23.7% falling
19 Belgium 11.5% 2025 down 33.1% falling
19 France 11.5% 2025 down 31.5% falling
21 Greece 11.4% 2025 down 37.4% falling
22 Sweden 10.4% 2025 down 20.6% falling
23 Finland 9.7% 2025 down 4.9% falling
24 Hungary 9.5% 2025 down 23.4% falling
25 Estonia 9.3% 2025 down 17.0% flat
25 Estonia 9.3% 2025 down 17.0% flat
27 Romania 8.5% 2025 down 12.4% falling
28 Slovenia 8.1% 2025 down 5.8% falling
28 Slovenia 8.1% 2025 down 5.8% falling
30 Ireland 7.8% 2025 down 35.5% falling
31 Bulgaria 7.2% 2025 down 28.0% falling
32 Serbia 7.0% 2025 down 18.6% falling
33 Latvia 6.5% 2025 down 14.5% falling
33 Latvia 6.5% 2025 down 14.5% falling
35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.8% 2025 falling
36 Croatia 5.0% 2025 down 39.0% falling
36 Croatia 5.0% 2025 down 39.0% falling
38 Czechia 4.6% 2025 up 9.5% falling
39 Poland 3.4% 2025 down 30.6% falling
39 Poland 3.4% 2025 down 30.6% falling
41 Montenegro 3.3% 2020 down 48.4% falling
42 Slovakia 2.9% 2025 down 38.3% falling
42 Slovakia 2.9% 2025 down 38.3% falling
44 Lithuania 2.8% 2025 down 24.3% falling
44 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 size of the local unit
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 981 data points, 2004–2025
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