The given table provides employment and education statistics for eight European nations in 2005. Included are employment and higher education rates, as well as figures for average income.
Overall, it is discernible that there are great variations between countries in terms of income, employment, and education rates. In addition, countries with higher average incomes also have a higher percentage of citizens with college or university education and a higher proportion of working individuals.
To begin with, it is interesting to note that the amount of income differs greatly across the nation, with citizens in Norway earning more than twelve times as much as those of Bulgaria, with 41,483 pounds and 3,332 pounds respectively.
Certain countries could be described as having high employment and high education rates compared to their peers. Specifically, the UK, Luxembourg, Norway, and Austria fall into this category. In stark contrast, Bulgaria, Greece, Latvia, and Portugal are generally on the opposite end of each side.
The general exception of these observations is that Latvia had a higher proportion of employment (68.1%) than Luxembourg (66.1%) and Austria had a lower percentage of educated adults (30.6%) than Latvia (31.6%)
