Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Overijssel
Overijssel: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 83.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
83.4%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
5th
of 437 regions
All-time high
83.9%
in 2023
All-time low
70.5%
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Overijssel, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Overijssel recorded 83.4% for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Overijssel peaked at 83.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 1999.
That places Overijssel 5th out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Overijssel, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 70.5% | — |
| 2000 | 73.0% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 73.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 73.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 70.9% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 74.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 76.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.7% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.5% | 70.5% | 70.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.7% | 70.9% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 73.9% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 78.7% | 83.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Overijssel
- 2 Netherlands 82.3% compare
- 2 Netherlands 82.3% compare
- 4 Malta 80.0% compare
- 5 Switzerland 79.9% compare
- 6 Germany 77.2% compare
- 7 Denmark 76.9% compare
- 8 Cyprus 76.8% compare
More work & labour data for Overijssel
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 674.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 73.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 649.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 880.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 880.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 86.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 86.6% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 674.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 649.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Overijssel?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Overijssel was 83.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Overijssel?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Overijssel?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 1999.
- How does Overijssel rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Overijssel ranks 5th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Overijssel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Overijssel 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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