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
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.
The figure 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.
That places Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 239th out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 70.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +1.4% |
| 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% | 71.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 71.1% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 72.6% | 75.6% | 6 |
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 by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 Thousand persons (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 239th out of 437 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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