Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 71.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 71.0%. 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 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 71.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 2002.
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 255th of 437 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 61.1% | — |
| 2003 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 63.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 65.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 67.5% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 68.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 69.8% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 71.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.7% | 61.1% | 64.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 63.0% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 67.5% | 71.0% | 6 |
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.0% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (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 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 71.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 2002.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 255th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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