Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship was 54.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
54.4%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
54.4%
in 2025
All-time low
50.0%
in 2013
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 54.4% for employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 54.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 50.3% | — |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 52.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 51.8% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 54.2% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 54.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.3% | 50.3% | 52.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 50.0% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 51.8% | 54.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Iceland 72.3% compare
- 2 Netherlands 66.0% compare
- 2 Netherlands 66.0% compare
- 4 Malta 65.4% compare
- 5 Switzerland 64.1% compare
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 rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 54.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2013.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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