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Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and NUTS 2 region by country

Countries reporting
48
Highest
84.0%
Iceland
Lowest
30.3%
Mayotte
Median
72.8%
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
11,417

What the numbers show

Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 84.0% in Iceland; the lowest is 30.3% in Mayotte.

The median across all reporting countries is 72.8%, and the mean is 70.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 45 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, country of birth: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Iceland 84.0% 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 80.0% 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 75.2% 2019 up 7.6% flat
14 United Kingdom 75.2% 2019 up 7.6% flat
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 Finland 71.9% 2025 up 5.0% rising
28 Latvia 71.9% 2025 up 5.6% rising
28 Latvia 71.9% 2025 up 5.6% rising
31 Bulgaria 70.9% 2025 up 12.7% rising
32 Luxembourg 69.5% 2025 up 5.1% rising
33 France 69.3% 2025 up 8.8% 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 67.0% 2025 up 15.9% rising
38 Serbia 66.5% 2025 up 27.6% rising
39 Greece 64.6% 2025 up 27.2% flat
40 Romania 63.0% 2025 up 2.6% rising
41 Italy 62.5% 2025 up 11.0% rising
42 Martinique 61.0% 2025 up 13.6% rising
43 North Macedonia 58.8% 2025 up 23.0% rising
44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 55.1% 2025 — rising
45 Türkiye 55.0% 2025 up 9.6% rising
46 Guadeloupe 54.6% 2025 up 12.6% rising
47 Montenegro 50.3% 2020 up 9.8% rising
48 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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Indicator
Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and NUTS 2 region
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
485 places, 11,417 data points, 1999–2025
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