Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) was 80.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
80.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
6th
of 6 regions
All-time high
84.1%
in 2015
All-time low
79.5%
in 2023
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 80.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 84.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 2023.
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 80.4% | — |
| 2011 | 82.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 82.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 81.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 80.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.4% | 80.4% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 79.5% | 82.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 3 Netherlands 86.4% compare
- 3 Netherlands 86.4% compare
- 5 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 83.4% compare
- 5 France 83.4% compare
- 7 Belgium 83.1% compare
- 7 Romania 83.1% compare
- 9 Italy 82.9% compare
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.0% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 80.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 2023.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status)?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 6th out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status and pay level) compared to previous year by sex and previous employment status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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