Netherlands vs Overijssel: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level
Netherlands
85.6%
in 2025
Overijssel
86.6%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
2nd
Overijssel rank
3rd
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level over time
- Netherlands
- Overijssel
How they compare
Overijssel currently reports 86.6% against 85.6% in Netherlands, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 2nd and Overijssel ranks 3rd of 48 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Overijssel in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Overijssel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.6% | 72.7% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 76.7% | 0.3% | Overijssel |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 80.0% | 0.6% | Overijssel |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 84.9% | 0.6% | Overijssel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, Netherlands or Overijssel?
- Overijssel, at 86.6% against 85.6% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour force participation rates by educational attainment level between Netherlands and Overijssel?
- 1.0%, with Overijssel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Overijssel?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Overijssel rank globally for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd and Overijssel ranks 3rd of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.