Employees by educational attainment level in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employees by educational attainment level was 8,290 in 2025. β² Rising
Employees by educational attainment level in Netherlands, 1983β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees by educational attainment level in Netherlands is 8,290, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level in Netherlands peaked at 8,290 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,350, in 1983.
Netherlands ranks 7th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,895 | 4,350 | 5,298 | 5 |
| 1990s | 6,029 | 5,479 | 6,728 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,055 | 6,756 | 7,218 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,079 | 6,860 | 7,475 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,977 | 7,421 | 8,290 | 6 |
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- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 85.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 89.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 82.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by educational attainment level in Netherlands?
- Employees by educational attainment level in Netherlands was 8,290 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 8,290 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,350 in 1983.
- How does Netherlands rank for employees by educational attainment level?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees by educational attainment level rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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