Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract was 14.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 14.8% for employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 24.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24.8% | — |
| 2005 | 24.1% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 21.6% | 24.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.4% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 14.8% | 16.0% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.0% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 14.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level and employment contract recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level and employment contract recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for employees by educational attainment level and employment contract?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employees by educational attainment level and employment contract rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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