Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 2,962 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2,962 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 10.6%
Rank
5th
of 6 regions
All-time high
5,488 Thousand persons
in 2005
All-time low
2,962 Thousand persons
in 2020
Years of data
16
2005–2020
Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2020, employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) stood at 2,962 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 5,488 Thousand persons in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,962 Thousand persons, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,488 Thousand persons | — |
| 2006 | 5,394 Thousand persons | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 5,479 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 5,085 Thousand persons | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 4,563 Thousand persons | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 4,214 Thousand persons | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 3,887 Thousand persons | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 3,510 Thousand persons | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 3,278 Thousand persons | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 3,181 Thousand persons | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 3,198 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 3,167 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 3,242 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 3,305 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 3,315 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,962 Thousand persons | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,202 Thousand persons | 4,563 Thousand persons | 5,488 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2010s | 3,430 Thousand persons | 3,167 Thousand persons | 4,214 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,962 Thousand persons | 2,962 Thousand persons | 2,962 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 2 Germany 1,443 Thousand persons compare
- 3 Netherlands 510 Thousand persons compare
- 3 Netherlands 510 Thousand persons compare
- 5 United Kingdom 404 Thousand persons compare
- 5 United Kingdom 404 Thousand persons compare
- 7 France 262 Thousand persons compare
- 8 Metropolitan France 257 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 - quarterly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 2,962 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5,488 Thousand persons in 2005.
- What is the lowest employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,962 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 5th out of 6 regions with data for 2020.
- Is employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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 - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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