Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 80.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Schleswig-Holstein, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Schleswig-Holstein stood at 80.3%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Schleswig-Holstein peaked at 80.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 1999.
That places Schleswig-Holstein 97th 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 Schleswig-Holstein, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 71.2% | — |
| 2000 | 71.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 71.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 71.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 73.6% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 77.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.7% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 80.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.2% | 71.2% | 71.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 71.2% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 76.5% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 78.7% | 80.3% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Schleswig-Holstein
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 77.3% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 70.4% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,542 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,191 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,191 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,486 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,486 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,486 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.1 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Schleswig-Holstein?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Schleswig-Holstein was 80.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Schleswig-Holstein?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Schleswig-Holstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 1999.
- How does Schleswig-Holstein rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Schleswig-Holstein ranks 97th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Schleswig-Holstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Schleswig-Holstein 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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