Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employment by educational attainment level - annual data was 525 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
525 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
3rd
of 45 countries
All-time high
613 Thousand persons
in 2002
All-time low
492 Thousand persons
in 2014
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands, 2000–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 525 Thousand persons for employment by educational attainment level - annual data in 2020.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands peaked at 613 Thousand persons in 2002 and was at its lowest, 492 Thousand persons, in 2014.
Netherlands ranks 3rd of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 594 Thousand persons | — |
| 2001 | 608 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 613 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 599 Thousand persons | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 574 Thousand persons | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 518 Thousand persons | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 531 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 555 Thousand persons | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 574 Thousand persons | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 553 Thousand persons | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 526 Thousand persons | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 517 Thousand persons | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 508 Thousand persons | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 505 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 492 Thousand persons | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 510 Thousand persons | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 526 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 536 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 557 Thousand persons | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 569 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 525 Thousand persons | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 571.9 Thousand persons | 518 Thousand persons | 613 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 524.6 Thousand persons | 492 Thousand persons | 569 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 525 Thousand persons | 525 Thousand persons | 525 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Türkiye 1,707 Thousand persons compare
- 2 Germany 1,335 Thousand persons compare
- 3 Netherlands 525 Thousand persons compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 475 Thousand persons compare
- 5 United Kingdom 475 Thousand persons compare
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- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 73.2% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands?
- Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands was 525 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 613 Thousand persons in 2002.
- What is the lowest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 492 Thousand persons in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for employment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is employment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Employment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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