People living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level (population aged 18 to 64 years) by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
14.2
Finland
Lowest
2.5
Malta
Median
6.55
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
383
What the numbers show
People living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level (population aged 18 to 64 years) is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 14.2 in Finland; the lowest is 2.5 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.55, and the mean is 6.86.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 170.6%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 71.9%).
People living in households with very low work intensity by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 14.2 | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 13.8 | 2025 | up 170.6% | rising |
| 3 | Denmark | 11.2 | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 4 | Belgium | 10.7 | 2025 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 10.5 | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 9.9 | 2025 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 9.5 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 8 | France | 9.2 | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 8.6 | 2025 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 8.2 | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 11 | Italy | 8.1 | 2025 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 7.8 | 2025 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 13 | Austria | 7.4 | 2025 | up 42.3% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 7.3 | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 15 | Greece | 7.2 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 6.6 | 2025 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 17 | Spain | 6.5 | 2025 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 18 | Ireland | 6.3 | 2025 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 19 | Estonia | 5.7 | 2025 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 20 | Serbia | 5.6 | 2025 | down 71.9% | falling |
| 21 | Latvia | 5.3 | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 22 | Portugal | 5.1 | 2025 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 4.2 | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 24 | Poland | 3.9 | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 24 | Iceland | 3.9 | 2020 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 26 | Cyprus | 3.7 | 2025 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 26 | Czechia | 3.7 | 2025 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 3.6 | 2025 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 29 | Switzerland | 3.3 | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 3.2 | 2025 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 2.8 | 2025 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 32 | Malta | 2.5 | 2025 | down 64.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.