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. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Niedersachsen recorded 80.2% for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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.
That places Niedersachsen 102nd out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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 | Percentage | 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 | 72.0% | +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 | 71.5% | 68.9% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 75.3% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 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 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.2% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 5,962 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 5,962 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 4,041 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4,041 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 4,041 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.6 Hour (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 437 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, country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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