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
Latest (2025)
20.3
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
7th
of 47 countries
All-time high
27.3
in 2008
All-time low
19.5
in 2020
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Netherlands, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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.
Netherlands ranks 7th of 47 countries on this measure, 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 | Value | 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 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 19.5 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 20.1 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 20.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20.3 | -3.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 20.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8, 1.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 20.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.5, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.05 | 26.8 | 27.3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.15 | 21 | 25.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.33 | 19.5 | 21 | 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 14.9 compare
- 10 United Kingdom 14.9 compare
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
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 47 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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