Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Zeeland
Zeeland: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 83.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Zeeland, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Zeeland stood at 83.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Zeeland peaked at 84.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, in 1999.
That places Zeeland 3rd 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 Zeeland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 68.7% | — |
| 2000 | 71.9% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 71.2% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 71.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 70.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 72.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 74.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 74.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 73.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 74.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 76.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 82.7% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 83.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.7% | 68.7% | 68.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 70.4% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 73.9% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 79.9% | 84.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zeeland
- 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
- 6 Germany 77.2% compare
More work & labour data for Zeeland
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 209.2 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 71.6% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 204.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 286.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 286.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.7% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 209.2 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 204.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 73.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Zeeland?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Zeeland was 83.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Zeeland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Zeeland?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 1999.
- How does Zeeland rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Zeeland ranks 3rd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Zeeland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zeeland 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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