Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 27,739 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
27,739 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
2nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
27,739 Thousand persons
in 2020
All-time low
23,578 Thousand persons
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020
Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 27,739 Thousand persons for employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom peaked at 27,739 Thousand persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23,578 Thousand persons, in 1998.
United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23,578 Thousand persons | — |
| 1999 | 23,770 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 24,074 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 24,297 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 24,515 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 24,443 Thousand persons | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 24,780 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 24,966 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 25,188 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 25,504 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 25,469 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 24,959 Thousand persons | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 25,065 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 24,992 Thousand persons | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 25,328 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 25,596 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 26,171 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 26,620 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 26,790 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 27,112 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 27,536 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 27,637 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 27,739 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,674 Thousand persons | 23,578 Thousand persons | 23,770 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2000s | 24,819 Thousand persons | 24,074 Thousand persons | 25,504 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,285 Thousand persons | 24,992 Thousand persons | 27,637 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,739 Thousand persons | 27,739 Thousand persons | 27,739 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
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)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 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 - quarterly data in United Kingdom?
- Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom was 27,739 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 27,739 Thousand persons in 2020.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,578 Thousand persons in 1998.
- How does United Kingdom rank for employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- United Kingdom ranks 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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