Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Extremadura
Extremadura: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 72.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Extremadura, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Extremadura recorded 72.7% for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Extremadura peaked at 72.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 2001.
That places Extremadura 313th 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 Extremadura, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 61.6% | — |
| 2000 | 64.5% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 58.9% | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 64.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 70.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 71.6% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 72.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.6% | 61.6% | 61.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 58.9% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 68.2% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 69.4% | 72.7% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Extremadura
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.2 Hour (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 802.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 802.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.7% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 502.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 502.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 62.6% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 428.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 428.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 428.4 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Extremadura?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Extremadura was 72.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Extremadura?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Extremadura?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 2001.
- How does Extremadura rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Extremadura ranks 313th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Extremadura?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Extremadura 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).