Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 73.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Hauts-de-France, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Hauts-de-France is 73.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Hauts-de-France peaked at 73.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 1999.
That places Hauts-de-France 300th 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 27 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Hauts-de-France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.9% | — |
| 2000 | 64.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 66.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 73.2% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.9% | 63.9% | 63.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 64.2% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 66.4% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 66.2% | 73.2% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Hauts-de-France
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 66.9% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,711 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,711 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 73.2% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,276 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,276 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,480 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,480 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.8 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,480 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Hauts-de-France?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Hauts-de-France was 73.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Hauts-de-France?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Hauts-de-France?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 1999.
- How does Hauts-de-France rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Hauts-de-France ranks 300th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Hauts-de-France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hauts-de-France 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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