Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Nord-Pas de Calais
Nord-Pas de Calais: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 73.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Nord-Pas de Calais, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Nord-Pas de Calais stood at 73.2%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Nord-Pas de Calais peaked at 73.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 1999.
Nord-Pas de Calais ranks 300th 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 Nord-Pas de Calais, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 62.2% | — |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 62.5% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 66.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 65.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 73.2% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.2% | 62.2% | 62.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.6% | 62.5% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 65.3% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.7% | 65.5% | 73.2% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Nord-Pas de Calais
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 63.8% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 1,688 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,688 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,910 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,910 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 73.2% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,855 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,855 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,688 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 66.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Nord-Pas de Calais?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Nord-Pas de Calais was 73.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Nord-Pas de Calais?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Nord-Pas de Calais?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 1999.
- How does Nord-Pas de Calais rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Nord-Pas de Calais ranks 300th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Nord-Pas de Calais?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nord-Pas de Calais 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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