Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Oost-Nederland
Oost-Nederland: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 86.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Oost-Nederland, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Oost-Nederland is 86.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Oost-Nederland peaked at 86.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 1999.
That places Oost-Nederland 5th out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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 Oost-Nederland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 73.6% | — |
| 2000 | 75.5% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 77.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 77.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 75.5% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 76.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 85.1% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.6% | 73.6% | 73.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 75.5% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 78.6% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 81.3% | 86.4% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Oost-Nederland
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 83.3% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,162 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,162 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 86.4% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,824 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,824 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,086 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,086 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,086 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Oost-Nederland?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Oost-Nederland was 86.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Oost-Nederland?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Oost-Nederland?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 1999.
- How does Oost-Nederland rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Oost-Nederland ranks 5th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Oost-Nederland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oost-Nederland 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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