Labour force participation rates … country NUTS 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen
Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: Labour force participation rates … country NUTS 2 region was 76.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen recorded 76.7 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen peaked at 76.7 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66.8, in 1999.
That places Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen 206th out of 441 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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 … country NUTS 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 66.8 | — |
| 2000 | 67.6 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 67.4 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 67.5 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 67.8 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 67.7 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 70.2 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 69.5 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 70.3 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 71.2 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 70.9 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 71.5 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 70 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 70.5 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 71.4 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 71.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70.8 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 71.3 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 70.5 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 72.3 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 73.6 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 73.8 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 76 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 76.2 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 75.6 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 76 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 76.7 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.8 | 66.8 | 66.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.01 | 67.4 | 71.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.33 | 70 | 73.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.72 | 73.8 | 76.7 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 758.7 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 64.3 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 758.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 758.7 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.5 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 758.7 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,180 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.7 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 791.7 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 67.1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen was 76.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8 in 1999.
- How does Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen ranks 206th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen 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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