Employment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
1,707
Türkiye
Lowest
1
Croatia
Median
27
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
974
What the numbers show
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 1,707 in Türkiye; the lowest is 1 in Croatia.
The median across all reporting countries is 27, and the mean is 161.87.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,707.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 50.0%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 85.7%).
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1,707 | 2020 | down 22.9% | flat |
| 2 | Germany | 1,335 | 2020 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 3 | Netherlands | 525 | 2020 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 3 | Netherlands | 525 | 2020 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 475 | 2019 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 475 | 2019 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 7 | France | 277 | 2020 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 8 | Metropolitan France | 273 | 2020 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 9 | Spain | 267 | 2020 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 10 | Italy | 217 | 2020 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 11 | Switzerland | 201 | 2020 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 12 | Denmark | 167 | 2020 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 13 | Austria | 138 | 2020 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 14 | Romania | 135 | 2020 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 130 | 2020 | up 18.2% | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 124 | 2020 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 97 | 2020 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 97 | 2020 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 65 | 2020 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 20 | Finland | 63 | 2020 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 21 | Portugal | 53 | 2020 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Hungary | 39 | 2020 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 23 | Czechia | 33 | 2020 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 24 | Ireland | 27 | 2020 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 19 | 2020 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 26 | Iceland | 13 | 2020 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 27 | Serbia | 12 | 2020 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 27 | Serbia | 12 | 2020 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 29 | Greece | 11 | 2020 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Lithuania | 8 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 8 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 30 | Latvia | 8 | 2020 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Estonia | 8 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 30 | Latvia | 8 | 2020 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Estonia | 8 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 36 | Slovakia | 7 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Slovakia | 7 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 6 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 5 | 2020 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 5 | 2020 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 4 | 2020 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 41 | Malta | 4 | 2020 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 3 | 2020 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 3 | 2020 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 45 | Montenegro | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Croatia | 1 | 2020 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Croatia | 1 | 2020 | down 85.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.