Employment by educational attainment level - annual data by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
1,731 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
2 Thousand persons
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
36 Thousand persons
Years covered
17
2009–2025
Data points
227
What the numbers show
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 1,731 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 2 Thousand persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The median across all reporting countries is 36 Thousand persons, and the mean is 171.8 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 866.
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1,731 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | flat |
| 2 | Germany | 1,423 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 643 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 643 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 344 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 6 | France | 343 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | flat |
| 7 | Switzerland | 205 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 8 | Denmark | 200 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 190 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 155 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | flat |
| 11 | Austria | 145 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 120 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 96 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 90 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | flat |
| 15 | Poland | 81 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 81 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 17 | Romania | 67 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 18 | Ireland | 54 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 19 | Czechia | 38 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 36 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 20 | Portugal | 36 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | flat |
| 22 | Iceland | 18 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 23 | Serbia | 14 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 24 | Estonia | 12 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 12 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 26 | Greece | 11 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 10 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 10 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 10 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 10 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 9 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 6 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | flat |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 6 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 34 | Cyprus | 4 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 34 | Lithuania | 4 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 4 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 37 | Croatia | 3 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 37 | Malta | 3 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 37 | Croatia | 3 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 4,024 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 3,446 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 3,437 Thousand persons