Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
38,781
Germany
Lowest
159.1
Montenegro
Median
2,738
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,007
What the numbers show
Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 38,781 in Germany; the lowest is 159.1 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,738, and the mean is 6,192.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 244.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 59.3%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 6.4%).
Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 38,781 | 2026 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 27,739 | 2020 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 3 | France | 25,275 | 2026 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 19,052 | 2026 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 18,845 | 2026 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 13,870 | 2026 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 8,326 | 2026 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 8 | Romania | 6,674 | 2026 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 4,727 | 2026 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 10 | Portugal | 4,473 | 2026 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 4,428 | 2026 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 4,338 | 2026 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 13 | Hungary | 4,078 | 2026 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 14 | Switzerland | 4,052 | 2026 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 3,915 | 2026 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 3,070 | 2026 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 2,848 | 2026 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 2,738 | 2026 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 2,489 | 2026 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 20 | Ireland | 2,390 | 2026 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 2,220 | 2026 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 22 | Serbia | 2,201 | 2026 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 23 | Slovak Republic | 2,177 | 2026 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 1,466 | 2026 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 1,277 | 2026 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,074 | 2026 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 860.1 | 2026 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 749 | 2026 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 608.8 | 2026 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 582.7 | 2026 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 457.5 | 2026 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 296.3 | 2026 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 33 | Malta | 289.2 | 2026 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 197.2 | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 35 | Montenegro | 159.1 | 2020 | down 2.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 22,748