Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Overijssel
Overijssel: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 86.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Overijssel, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Overijssel recorded 86.6% for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Overijssel peaked at 86.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 1999.
Overijssel ranks 3rd of 437 regions on this measure, 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 Overijssel, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 72.7% | — |
| 2000 | 74.9% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 74.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 79.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 79.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 86.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.7% | 72.7% | 72.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 74.8% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 79.0% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 81.5% | 86.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Overijssel
- 1 Iceland 88.1% compare
- 2 Netherlands 85.6% compare
- 2 Netherlands 85.6% compare
- 4 Switzerland 84.1% compare
- 5 Sweden 84.0% compare
- 6 Malta 82.6% compare
More work & labour data for Overijssel
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 674.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 73.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 649.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 649.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 649.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 880.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 880.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 86.6% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 674.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 649.3 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Overijssel?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Overijssel was 86.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Overijssel?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Overijssel?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 1999.
- How does Overijssel rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Overijssel ranks 3rd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Overijssel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Overijssel 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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