Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Germany
Germany: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 80.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
80.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
11th
of 45 countries
All-time high
80.3%
in 2025
All-time low
70.4%
in 1996
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Germany, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Germany recorded 80.3% for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Germany peaked at 80.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 1996.
Germany ranks 11th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 70.5% | — |
| 1996 | 70.4% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 70.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 71.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 72.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 74.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 79.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 80.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.7% | 70.4% | 71.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 71.0% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 76.7% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 78.5% | 80.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Germany?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Germany was 80.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 1996.
- How does Germany rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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