Employment rates by educational attainment … country NUTS 2 region in Southern
Southern: Employment rates by educational attainment … country NUTS 2 region was 74.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Southern, 2012–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Southern is 74.6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Southern peaked at 74.6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 59.6, in 2012.
That places Southern 152nd out of 441 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment … country NUTS 2 region in Southern, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 59.6 | — |
| 2013 | 61.5 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 62.2 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 64.1 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 66.2 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 67.2 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 66.9 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.4 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 66.6 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 68.2 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 72.1 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 73 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 73.6 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 74.6 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.39 | 59.6 | 67.4 | 8 |
| 2020s | 71.35 | 66.6 | 74.6 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Southern
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 918.8 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,349 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 918.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 918.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 918.8 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 918.8 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 74.6 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.1 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Southern?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Southern was 74.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth recorded in Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth recorded in Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6 in 2012.
- How does Southern rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth?
- Southern ranks 152nd out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth rising or falling in Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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