Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by educational attainment level - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
1,921 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
1.7 Thousand persons
Montenegro
Median
53.4 Thousand persons
Years covered
19
2008–2026
Data points
885
What the numbers show
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by educational attainment level - quarterly data is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 1,921 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 1.7 Thousand persons in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 53.4 Thousand persons, and the mean is 254.25 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,130.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 450.4%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 76.6%).
Supplementary indicators … quarterly educational attainment level: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1,921 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 450.4% | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1,507 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1,507 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 4 | France | 1,284 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 1,140 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 6 | Netherlands | 575.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 573.9 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 537.4 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 9 | Italy | 463.9 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 244.6 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 243.1 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 38.7% | falling |
| 12 | Belgium | 240.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 185 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 166.7 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 15 | Finland | 156.9 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 16 | Ireland | 153.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 131.1 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 125.6 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 116.2 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 20 | Austria | 110.3 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 21 | Romania | 75.8 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 21 | Greece | 75.8 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 53.4 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 69.3% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 53.4 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 69.3% | falling |
| 25 | Hungary | 28.1 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Lithuania | 24.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 27 | Latvia | 23.9 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 28 | Czechia | 21.4 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 20.7 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 20.1 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 19 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 16.4 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Slovakia | 15.7 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Lithuania | 15.2 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 35 | Slovenia | 11.8 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 11.3 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 11.2 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 38 | Estonia | 10.2 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 39 | Cyprus | 9.7 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 9.6 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 8.9 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 42 | Iceland | 8.3 Thousand persons | 2026 | unchanged | falling |
| 43 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.8 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 4.9 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 4.9 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 46 | Malta | 2.6 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 47 | Montenegro | 1.7 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 51.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 5,670 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 4,985 Thousand persons