Overijssel vs Sweden: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level
Overijssel
86.6%
in 2025
Sweden
84.0%
in 2025
Overijssel rank
3rd
Sweden rank
5th
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level over time
- Overijssel
- Sweden
How they compare
Overijssel currently reports 86.6% against 84.0% in Sweden, a difference of 2.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Overijssel ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 5th of 437 regions.
Across the 4 decades both report, Overijssel averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Overijssel | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.7% | 76.4% | 3.7% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 78.1% | 1.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 81.4% | 1.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 83.4% | 1.6% | Overijssel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, Overijssel or Sweden?
- Overijssel, at 86.6% against 84.0% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour force participation rates by educational attainment level between Overijssel and Sweden?
- 2.6%, with Overijssel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Overijssel and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Overijssel and Sweden rank globally for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Overijssel ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 5th of 437 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.