Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 75.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
75.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
75.6%
in 2025
All-time low
68.0%
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 75.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 75.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 68.0% | — |
| 2003 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 70.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 75.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 75.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.7% | 68.0% | 71.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 71.1% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 72.7% | 75.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Iceland 88.1% compare
- 2 Netherlands 85.6% compare
- 2 Netherlands 85.6% compare
- 4 Switzerland 84.1% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 75.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 participation rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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