Where a degree pays off most
How much more tertiary-educated workers earn than those with upper-secondary education, in gross annual pay from the 2022 earnings survey.
- 1Bulgaria100%
- 2Cyprus79%
- 3Latvia68%
- 4Lithuania67%
- 5Germany66%
- 6Poland61%
- 7Ireland61%
- 8Slovakia61%
- 9Czechia60%
- 10Switzerland52%
- 11Netherlands51%
- 12Slovenia50%
- 13Spain50%
- 14Estonia38%
- 15Norway25%
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Source: Eurostat. 15 countries with data. Data updated 2026-07.