Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): 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
67.7%
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 75.6% for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 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 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 75.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 67.7% | — |
| 2003 | 68.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 72.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +1.1% |
| 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 | 69.0% | 67.7% | 70.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 70.3% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 72.8% | 75.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.0% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 75.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2002.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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