Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Galicia
Galicia: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 73.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Galicia, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Galicia is 73.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Galicia peaked at 73.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 2001.
Galicia ranks 287th of 437 regions on this measure, 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 Galicia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.7% | — |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 69.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 73.3% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 73.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.7% | 63.7% | 63.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 63.3% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 70.8% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 71.3% | 73.7% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Galicia
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.8 Hour (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,036 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,036 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 73.7% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,276 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,276 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 62.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,170 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 1,170 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,170 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Galicia?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Galicia was 73.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Galicia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Galicia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 2001.
- How does Galicia rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Galicia ranks 287th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Galicia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Galicia 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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