Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
18,688
Italy
Lowest
57.6
Iceland
Median
1,673
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,006
What the numbers show
Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level - quarterly data is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 18,688 in Italy; the lowest is 57.6 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,673, and the mean is 3,894.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 324.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 37.8%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 21.3%).
Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 18,688 | 2026 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 2 | Germany | 18,550 | 2026 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 3 | France | 17,170 | 2026 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 14,745 | 2020 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 13,236 | 2026 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 6 | Poland | 9,749 | 2026 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 6,173 | 2026 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 8 | Belgium | 3,286 | 2026 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands | 3,207 | 2026 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 10 | Greece | 2,959 | 2026 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 11 | Portugal | 2,548 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 12 | Czechia | 2,466 | 2026 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 13 | Hungary | 2,270 | 2026 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 14 | Austria | 2,131 | 2026 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Sweden | 1,891 | 2026 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 16 | Serbia | 1,891 | 2026 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 1,800 | 2026 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 18 | Switzerland | 1,673 | 2026 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 19 | Slovak Republic | 1,383 | 2026 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 20 | Finland | 1,309 | 2026 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,239 | 2026 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 22 | Ireland | 1,204 | 2026 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 1,152 | 2026 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 24 | Norway | 1,152 | 2026 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 1,146 | 2026 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 640.7 | 2026 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 594.8 | 2026 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 28 | Slovenia | 549.2 | 2026 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 427.4 | 2026 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 270.3 | 2026 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 31 | Montenegro | 216.7 | 2020 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 32 | Cyprus | 208.9 | 2026 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 177 | 2026 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 34 | Malta | 119.2 | 2026 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 35 | Iceland | 57.6 | 2025 | up 37.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 28,932