Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 70.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
70.7%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
70.7%
in 2025
All-time low
61.9%
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 70.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 70.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.9%, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 61.9% | — |
| 2003 | 62.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 63.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 66.9% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 67.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 70.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.6% | 61.9% | 65.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 63.2% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 66.9% | 70.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Iceland 84.0% compare
- 2 Netherlands 82.3% compare
- 2 Netherlands 82.3% compare
- 4 Malta 80.0% compare
- 5 Switzerland 79.9% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (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)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status 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)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 70.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.9% in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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, citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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