Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education was 86.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
86.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
86.3%
in 2004
All-time low
83.4%
in 2020
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 86.3% for labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 86.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 83.4%, in 2020.
Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 85.8% | — |
| 2003 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 85.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 86.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.9% | 85.1% | 86.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 84.6% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 83.4% | 86.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 86.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates of young persons not in education recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates of young persons not in education recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.4% in 2020.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for labour force participation rates of young persons not in education?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates of young persons not in education rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level and years since completion of highest level of education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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