Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 82.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
82.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
82.4%
in 2023
All-time low
64.2%
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Netherlands, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Netherlands stood at 82.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Netherlands peaked at 82.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 1995.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 64.2% | — |
| 1996 | 65.4% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 67.5% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 69.4% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 70.9% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 72.9% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 74.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 73.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 74.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.5% | 64.2% | 70.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 70.6% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 73.1% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 77.8% | 82.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Iceland 84.0% compare
- 2 Netherlands 82.3% compare
- 4 Malta 80.0% compare
- 5 Switzerland 79.9% compare
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- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 13,426 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Netherlands?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Netherlands was 82.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 1995.
- How does Netherlands rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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