Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Niedersachsen
Niedersachsen: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 80.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Niedersachsen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Niedersachsen is 80.2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Niedersachsen peaked at 80.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 68.9, in 2000.
Niedersachsen ranks 102nd of 438 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Niedersachsen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69.1 | — |
| 2000 | 68.9 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 69.4 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 69.6 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 70.3 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 69.9 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 72 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 73.1 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 73.8 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 73.9 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 74.5 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 75.3 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 76.3 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 76.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 77.1 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 77.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 76.8 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 76.6 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 77.3 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 77.9 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 78.5 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 77.1 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 78.1 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 79.5 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 79.5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.6 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 80.2 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.1 | 69.1 | 69.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.54 | 68.9 | 74.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.92 | 75.3 | 78.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79 | 77.1 | 80.2 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Niedersachsen
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 77.3 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 70.2 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4,186 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.2 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 5,962 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 5,962 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 4,041 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4,041 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 4,041 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Niedersachsen?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Niedersachsen was 80.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Niedersachsen?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Niedersachsen?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9 in 2000.
- How does Niedersachsen rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Niedersachsen ranks 102nd out of 438 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Niedersachsen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niedersachsen 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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