Employment rate of adults by educational attainment level, number of children and age of youngest child by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
79.7 Rate
Netherlands
Lowest
23.3 Rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
41.9 Rate
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
838
What the numbers show
Employment rate of adults by educational attainment level, number of children and age of youngest child is currently reported for 43 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 41.9 Rate, and the mean is 45.3 Rate.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 73.9%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 22.9%).
Employment rate of adults by educational attainment level, number of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 79.7 Rate | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 79.7 Rate | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 70.7 Rate | 2025 | — | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 65 Rate | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 5 | Denmark | 64.7 Rate | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 64 Rate | 2019 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 64 Rate | 2019 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 8 | Malta | 63.7 Rate | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 62.9 Rate | 2025 | up 21.7% | flat |
| 10 | Austria | 62.4 Rate | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 11 | Sweden | 57.1 Rate | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 53.6 Rate | 2025 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 13 | Cyprus | 49.8 Rate | 2025 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 14 | Türkiye | 49.2 Rate | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 49 Rate | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 49 Rate | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 17 | France | 47.5 Rate | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 18 | Latvia | 45.4 Rate | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 45.4 Rate | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 18 | Latvia | 45.4 Rate | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 45.4 Rate | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 41.9 Rate | 2025 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 22 | Slovenia | 41.9 Rate | 2025 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 24 | Poland | 40 Rate | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 40 Rate | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 38.7 Rate | 2025 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 27 | Belgium | 37.2 Rate | 2025 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 27 | Hungary | 37.2 Rate | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 29 | Czechia | 37.1 Rate | 2025 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 30 | Spain | 36.8 Rate | 2025 | up 45.5% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 35.4 Rate | 2025 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 35.4 Rate | 2025 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 33.4 Rate | 2025 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 32.7 Rate | 2025 | up 73.9% | falling |
| 35 | Slovakia | 31.5 Rate | 2025 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 35 | Slovakia | 31.5 Rate | 2025 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 30.1 Rate | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 28.7 Rate | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 39 | Montenegro | 26.5 Rate | 2020 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 40 | Romania | 25.6 Rate | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 41 | Italy | 25.3 Rate | 2025 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 24.2 Rate | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 43 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.3 Rate | 2025 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 47.3 Rate
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 45.9 Rate