Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and degree of urbanisation by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
84
Iceland
Lowest
50.3
Montenegro
Median
72.8
Years covered
31
1995–2025
Data points
1,321
What the numbers show
Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 84 in Iceland; the lowest is 50.3 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 72.8, and the mean is 71.27.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 27.6%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 0.8%).
Employment rates by educational … degree urbanisation country: 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 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 82.3 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 4 | Malta | 80 | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 5 | Switzerland | 79.9 | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 6 | Germany | 77.2 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 7 | Denmark | 76.9 | 2025 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 8 | Cyprus | 76.8 | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 9 | Norway | 76.6 | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 76.4 | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 75.7 | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 12 | Estonia | 75.4 | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 12 | Estonia | 75.4 | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 75.2 | 2019 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 75.2 | 2019 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 75.1 | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 74.6 | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 74.3 | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 74.1 | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 74.1 | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 73.9 | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 72.9 | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 72.9 | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 72.8 | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 72.8 | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 72.3 | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 72.3 | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 71.9 | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 71.9 | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 71.9 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 70.9 | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 32 | France | 69.3 | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 69.2 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 34 | Croatia | 68.8 | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 34 | Croatia | 68.8 | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 36 | Belgium | 67.4 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 37 | Spain | 67 | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 38 | Serbia | 66.5 | 2025 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 38 | Serbia | 66.5 | 2025 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 40 | Greece | 64.6 | 2025 | up 27.2% | flat |
| 41 | Romania | 63 | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 42 | Italy | 62.5 | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 58.8 | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 58.8 | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55.1 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 46 | Türkiye | 55 | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 47 | Montenegro | 50.3 | 2020 | up 9.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.