Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
84
Iceland
Lowest
30.3
Mayotte
Median
72.55
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
11,183
What the numbers show
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 84 in Iceland; the lowest is 30.3 in Mayotte.
The median across all reporting countries is 72.55, and the mean is 69.73.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 27.6%), and the largest decrease in Mayotte (down 14.6%).
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 84 | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 2 | Netherlands | 82.3 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 3 | Malta | 80 | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 79.9 | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 5 | Germany | 77.2 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 76.9 | 2025 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 7 | Cyprus | 76.8 | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 8 | Norway | 76.6 | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 9 | Sweden | 76.4 | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 10 | Czechia | 75.7 | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 11 | Estonia | 75.4 | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 75.2 | 2019 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 13 | Hungary | 75.1 | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 74.6 | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 74.3 | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 16 | Lithuania | 74.1 | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 73.9 | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 18 | Slovenia | 72.9 | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 72.8 | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 20 | Slovakia | 72.3 | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 71.9 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 21 | Latvia | 71.9 | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 70.9 | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 69.5 | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 25 | France | 69.3 | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 68.8 | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 27 | Belgium | 67.4 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 67 | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 29 | Serbia | 66.5 | 2025 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 30 | Greece | 64.6 | 2025 | up 27.2% | flat |
| 31 | Romania | 63 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 32 | Italy | 62.5 | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 33 | Martinique | 61 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 58.8 | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55.1 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 36 | Guadeloupe | 54.6 | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 37 | Montenegro | 50.3 | 2020 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 38 | Mayotte | 30.3 | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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