Employment rate of adults by educational attainment level, number of children and age of youngest child by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
79.7
Netherlands
Lowest
23.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
41.9
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
874
What the numbers show
Employment rate of adults by educational attainment level, number of children and age of youngest child is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 79.7 in Netherlands; the lowest is 23.3 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.9, and the mean is 44.69.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 37 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: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 79.7 | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 79.7 | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 70.7 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 65 | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 5 | Denmark | 64.7 | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 64 | 2019 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 64 | 2019 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 8 | Malta | 63.7 | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 62.9 | 2025 | up 21.7% | flat |
| 10 | Austria | 62.4 | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 11 | Sweden | 57.1 | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 53.6 | 2025 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 13 | Cyprus | 49.8 | 2025 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 14 | Türkiye | 49.2 | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 49 | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 49 | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 17 | France | 47.5 | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 45.4 | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 18 | Latvia | 45.4 | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 45.4 | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 18 | Latvia | 45.4 | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 41.9 | 2025 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 22 | Slovenia | 41.9 | 2025 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 24 | Poland | 40 | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 40 | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 38.7 | 2025 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 27 | Hungary | 37.2 | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 27 | Belgium | 37.2 | 2025 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 29 | Czechia | 37.1 | 2025 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 30 | Spain | 36.8 | 2025 | up 45.5% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 35.4 | 2025 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 35.4 | 2025 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 33.4 | 2025 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 33.4 | 2025 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 35 | Greece | 32.7 | 2025 | up 73.9% | falling |
| 36 | Slovakia | 31.5 | 2025 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 36 | Slovakia | 31.5 | 2025 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 30.1 | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 30.1 | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 28.3 | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 41 | Montenegro | 26.5 | 2020 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 25.6 | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 43 | Italy | 25.3 | 2025 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 24.2 | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.3 | 2025 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.