Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employment by educational attainment level - annual data was 643 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
643 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
3rd
of 40 countries
All-time high
643 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
553 Thousand persons
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands stood at 643 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.3% over five years.
That places Netherlands 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 553 Thousand persons | — |
| 2022 | 605 Thousand persons | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 630 Thousand persons | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 640 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 643 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
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- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- 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 643 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 643 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 553 Thousand persons in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for employment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment by educational attainment level - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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