Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Drenthe
Drenthe: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 85.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
85.6%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
14th
of 437 regions
All-time high
85.7%
in 2023
All-time low
72.2%
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Drenthe, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Drenthe recorded 85.6% for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Drenthe peaked at 85.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 1999.
Drenthe ranks 14th 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 Drenthe, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 72.2% | — |
| 2000 | 73.7% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 72.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 76.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 75.6% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 75.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 76.7% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 78.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 85.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.2% | 72.2% | 72.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 72.9% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 75.9% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 79.2% | 85.7% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Drenthe
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 266.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 256.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 71.1% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 256.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 256.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 361.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 361.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 256.8 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Drenthe?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Drenthe was 85.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Drenthe?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Drenthe?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 1999.
- How does Drenthe rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Drenthe ranks 14th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Drenthe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Drenthe data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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