Employment by educational attainment level - annual data by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
1,731
Türkiye
Lowest
2
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
27
Years covered
17
2009–2025
Data points
237
What the numbers show
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 1,731 in Türkiye; the lowest is 2 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The median across all reporting countries is 27, and the mean is 164.12.
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 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 2 | Germany | 1,423 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 643 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 643 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 344 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 6 | France | 343 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 7 | Switzerland | 205 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 8 | Denmark | 200 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 190 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 155 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 11 | Austria | 145 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 120 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 96 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 90 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 15 | Poland | 81 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 81 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 17 | Romania | 67 | 2025 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 18 | Ireland | 54 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 19 | Czechia | 38 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 36 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 20 | Portugal | 36 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 22 | Iceland | 18 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 23 | Serbia | 14 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 14 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 25 | Estonia | 12 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 12 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 27 | Greece | 11 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 10 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 10 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 10 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 10 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 9 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 7 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 6 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 6 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 4 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 36 | Lithuania | 4 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 36 | Lithuania | 4 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 39 | Croatia | 3 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 39 | Croatia | 3 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 39 | Malta | 3 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 2025 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.