Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment rates by educational attainment by country

This database presents immigrant employment rates by education level.

Countries reporting
34
Highest
84.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
Iceland
Lowest
53.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
Mexico
Median
72.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
Years covered
22
2003–2024
Data points
344

What the numbers show

Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment rates by educational attainment is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 84.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in Iceland; the lowest is 53.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in Mexico.

The median across all reporting countries is 72.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, and the mean is 71.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 15.4%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 21.1%).

Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment rates by: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Iceland 84.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 1.8% flat
1 Poland 78.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 14.3% rising
2 New Zealand 80.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 3.0% flat
2 Slovenia 73.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 15.4% rising
3 Czechia 78.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 4.5% flat
3 Estonia 73.29 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 3.7% rising
4 Hungary 78.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 6.1% flat
4 Netherlands 71.81 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 13.7% rising
5 Israel 77.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2021 down 2.9% flat
5 Lithuania 71.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 3.2% flat
6 Australia 77.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 6.9% rising
6 Latvia 69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 6.3% flat
7 Chile 77.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 down 5.5% falling
8 Ireland 76.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 10.0% rising
9 Switzerland 76.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 down 0.9% flat
10 Portugal 76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 2.4% flat
11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 75.59 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 0.3% flat
12 Denmark 74.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 13.9% rising
13 Canada 74.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 1.0% rising
14 Luxembourg 73.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 down 0.9% flat
15 United States of America 72.68 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 0.3% flat
16 Norway 71.15 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 down 0.4% flat
17 Costa Rica 70.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 rising
18 Sweden 69.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 0.8% flat
19 Austria 69.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 3.6% flat
20 Germany 69.62 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 down 1.6% flat
21 Colombia 66.93 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 rising
22 Spain 65.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 9.8% flat
23 Italy 64.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 1.6% flat
24 Finland 64.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 2.5% flat
25 France 63.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 7.1% flat
26 Greece 62.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 12.5% rising
27 Belgium 61.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 6.8% flat
28 Mexico 53.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 down 21.1% 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
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment rates by educational attainment
Unit
Percentage of population in the same subgroup
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
37 places, 344 data points, 2003–2024
Last refreshed

This database presents immigrant employment rates by education level.