Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit was 17.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in United Kingdom, 2004–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in United Kingdom is 17.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in United Kingdom peaked at 25.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2015.
That places United Kingdom 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.0% | — |
| 2005 | 24.0% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 21.9% | 25.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 17.3% | 20.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 6 Iceland 20.7% compare
- 7 Netherlands 20.3% compare
- 7 Netherlands 20.3% compare
- 9 Denmark 17.3% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.3% compare
- 12 Norway 14.7% compare
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8% (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.1% (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.2% (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in United Kingdom?
- Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in United Kingdom was 17.3% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom rank for employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit?
- United Kingdom ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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