Employment rate by educational attainment level and household composition by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
79.7 Rate
Netherlands
Lowest
23.3 Rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
40.95 Rate
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
664
What the numbers show
Employment rate by educational attainment level and household composition is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 79.7 Rate in Netherlands; the lowest is 23.3 Rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.95 Rate, and the mean is 44.58 Rate.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 73.9%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 22.9%).
Employment rate by educational attainment level and household composit: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 79.7 Rate | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 70.7 Rate | 2025 | — | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 65 Rate | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 64.7 Rate | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 64 Rate | 2019 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 6 | Malta | 63.7 Rate | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 62.9 Rate | 2025 | up 21.7% | flat |
| 8 | Austria | 62.4 Rate | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 9 | Sweden | 57.1 Rate | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 53.6 Rate | 2025 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 11 | Cyprus | 49.8 Rate | 2025 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 12 | Türkiye | 49.2 Rate | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 13 | Estonia | 49 Rate | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 14 | France | 47.5 Rate | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 15 | Latvia | 45.4 Rate | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 15 | Lithuania | 45.4 Rate | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 17 | Slovenia | 41.9 Rate | 2025 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 18 | Poland | 40 Rate | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 38.7 Rate | 2025 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 20 | Belgium | 37.2 Rate | 2025 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 20 | Hungary | 37.2 Rate | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 37.1 Rate | 2025 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 23 | Spain | 36.8 Rate | 2025 | up 45.5% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 35.4 Rate | 2025 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 33.4 Rate | 2025 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 26 | Greece | 32.7 Rate | 2025 | up 73.9% | falling |
| 27 | Slovakia | 31.5 Rate | 2025 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 30.1 Rate | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 28.7 Rate | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 30 | Montenegro | 26.5 Rate | 2020 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 31 | Romania | 25.6 Rate | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 32 | Italy | 25.3 Rate | 2025 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 24.2 Rate | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.3 Rate | 2025 | — | falling |