Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 175,909 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
175,909
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
2nd
of 438 regions
All-time high
175,909
in 2025
All-time low
153,176
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025

Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2002201320252002: 153.2k2003: 155.3k2004: 156.3k2005: 158.8k2006: 160.7k2007: 162.6k2008: 164.4k2009: 164.6k2010: 163.9k2011: 164.0k2012: 165.1k2013: 165.5k2014: 165.7k2015: 166.0k2016: 167.1k2017: 167.8k2018: 168.0k2019: 168.7k2020: 166.4k2021: 167.5k2022: 170.5k2023: 172.8k2024: 174.3k2025: 175.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 175,909 for labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 175,909 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 153,176, in 2002.

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd of 438 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year

Annual values for Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2002 153,176
2003 155,269 +1.4%
2004 156,332 +0.7%
2005 158,845 +1.6%
2006 160,737 +1.2%
2007 162,618 +1.2%
2008 164,359 +1.1%
2009 164,624 +0.2%
2010 163,860 -0.5%
2011 163,991 +0.1%
2012 165,118 +0.7%
2013 165,455 +0.2%
2014 165,685 +0.1%
2015 165,990 +0.2%
2016 167,132 +0.7%
2017 167,762 +0.4%
2018 168,017 +0.2%
2019 168,662 +0.4%
2020 166,386 -1.3%
2021 167,518 +0.7%
2022 170,454 +1.8%
2023 172,751 +1.3%
2024 174,332 +0.9%
2025 175,909 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 159,495 153,176 164,624 8
2010s 166,167 163,860 168,662 10
2020s 171,225 166,386 175,909 6

Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)

  1. 1 Germany 44,004 compare
  2. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 33,796 compare
  3. 3 France 31,782 compare
  4. 4 Italy 25,629 compare
  5. 5 Spain 24,811 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
Labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 175,909 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
The highest recorded value was 175,909 in 2025.
What is the lowest labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
The lowest recorded value was 153,176 in 2002.
How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 438 regions with data for 2025.
Is labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
476 places, 11,183 data points, 1999–2025
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