Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity was 20.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Netherlands, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands stood at 20.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands peaked at 27.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2020.
That places Netherlands 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 27.3% | — |
| 2009 | 26.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20.3% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1% | 26.8% | 27.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 21.0% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.5% | 21.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 4 Italy 25.6% compare
- 5 Malta 23.3% compare
- 6 Iceland 20.7% compare
- 7 Netherlands 20.3% compare
- 9 Denmark 17.3% compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.9% compare
- 10 United Kingdom 14.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands?
- Employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands was 20.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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