Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Köln
Köln: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 78.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Köln, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Köln is 78.8, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Köln peaked at 78.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.1, in 1999.
That places Köln 140th out of 443 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.1 | 67.1 | 67.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.89 | 67.4 | 73.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.59 | 73.4 | 76.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.47 | 76.1 | 78.8 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Köln
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,273 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 3,413 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 3,413 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.7 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.8 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.9 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Köln?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Köln was 78.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Köln?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Köln?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1 in 1999.
- How does Köln rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Köln ranks 140th out of 443 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Köln?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Köln 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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