Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Employment by educational attainment level - annual data was 3,041 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 3,041, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 5,548 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,041, 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 – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,501 | — |
| 2006 | 5,494 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5,548 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 5,318 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 4,733 | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 4,286 | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 3,967 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 3,620 | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 3,373 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 3,217 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 3,196 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 3,159 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3,216 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 3,292 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 3,328 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 3,041 | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,319 | 4,733 | 5,548 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3,465 | 3,159 | 4,286 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,041 | 3,041 | 3,041 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (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 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 3,041 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 5,548 in 2007.
- What is the lowest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,041 in 2020.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for employment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 4th out of 7 regions with data for 2020.
- Is employment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 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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