Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Utrecht
Utrecht: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 87.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
87.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
2nd
of 437 regions
All-time high
87.6%
in 2025
All-time low
83.1%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Utrecht, 2019–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Utrecht recorded 87.6% for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
That places Utrecht 2nd out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Utrecht, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 83.1% | — |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.1% | 83.1% | 83.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 83.2% | 87.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Utrecht
- 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
More work & labour data for Utrecht
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 554,504 Persons (2023)
- Labour market - FUAs — Employment 536,035 Persons (2023)
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 595,347 Persons (2022)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 797.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 84.2% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 76.6% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 797.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 797.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 797.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 84.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Utrecht?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Utrecht was 87.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Utrecht?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Utrecht?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.1% in 2019.
- How does Utrecht rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Utrecht ranks 2nd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Utrecht?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Utrecht 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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