Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 75.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
75.2%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
14th
of 48 countries
All-time high
75.2%
in 2019
All-time low
69.3%
in 2011
Years of data
21
1999–2019
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in United Kingdom, 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 75.2% for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in United Kingdom peaked at 75.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 2011.
United Kingdom ranks 14th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 70.4% | — |
| 2000 | 71.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.9% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 69.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 70.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.4% | 70.4% | 70.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 69.9% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 69.3% | 75.2% | 10 |
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More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 48,389 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8% (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in United Kingdom?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in United Kingdom was 75.2% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 2011.
- How does United Kingdom rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- United Kingdom ranks 14th out of 48 countries with data for 2019.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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