Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Noord-Nederland
Noord-Nederland: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 84.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
84.7%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
22nd
of 437 regions
All-time high
84.9%
in 2023
All-time low
72.1%
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Noord-Nederland, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Noord-Nederland recorded 84.7% for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Noord-Nederland peaked at 84.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 1999.
Noord-Nederland ranks 22nd of 437 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Noord-Nederland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 72.1% | — |
| 2000 | 72.8% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 74.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 73.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 76.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 77.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 78.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 78.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 79.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.1% | 72.1% | 72.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 72.8% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 76.0% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 78.8% | 84.9% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Noord-Nederland
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 81.2% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 966.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 966.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 84.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,308 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,308 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 927 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 927 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 927 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 29.6 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Noord-Nederland?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Noord-Nederland was 84.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Noord-Nederland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Noord-Nederland?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 1999.
- How does Noord-Nederland rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Noord-Nederland ranks 22nd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Noord-Nederland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Noord-Nederland 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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