Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Employment by educational attainment level - annual data was 3,023 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
3,023 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 8.5%
Rank
5th
of 6 regions
All-time high
5,511 Thousand persons
in 2007
All-time low
3,023 Thousand persons
in 2020
Years of data
16
2005–2020
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) recorded 3,023 Thousand persons for employment by educational attainment level - annual data in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 5,511 Thousand persons in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,023 Thousand persons, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,461 Thousand persons | — |
| 2006 | 5,457 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5,511 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 5,282 Thousand persons | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 4,702 Thousand persons | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 4,265 Thousand persons | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 3,951 Thousand persons | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 3,601 Thousand persons | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 3,358 Thousand persons | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 3,201 Thousand persons | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 3,180 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 3,141 Thousand persons | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3,196 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 3,272 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 3,303 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 3,023 Thousand persons | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,283 Thousand persons | 4,702 Thousand persons | 5,511 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2010s | 3,447 Thousand persons | 3,141 Thousand persons | 4,265 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,023 Thousand persons | 3,023 Thousand persons | 3,023 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 2 Germany 1,335 Thousand persons compare
- 3 Netherlands 525 Thousand persons compare
- 3 Netherlands 525 Thousand persons compare
- 5 United Kingdom 475 Thousand persons compare
- 5 United Kingdom 475 Thousand persons compare
- 7 France 277 Thousand persons compare
- 8 Metropolitan France 273 Thousand persons compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.8 Index (2025)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 352,767 Thousand persons (2026)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 67.24 million Thousand hours worked (2026)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 104.36 Index, 2020=100 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,258 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.3 Euro (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,903 Euro (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.01 million Thousand hours worked (2025)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 265.89 million Thousand hours worked (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 107.7 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 3,023 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5,511 Thousand persons in 2007.
- What is the lowest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,023 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for employment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 5th out of 6 regions with data for 2020.
- Is employment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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