Persons … full-time/part-time employment educational attainment in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Persons … full-time/part-time employment educational attainment was 16.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 16.8. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 28.3 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16.8, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Persons … full-time/part-time employment educational attainment in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 28.3 | — |
| 2005 | 27.6 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 27.2 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 26.5 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 25.6 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 24.6 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 23.8 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 23 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 20.9 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 20.1 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 19.7 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 19.5 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 19.3 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 19 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 18.6 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 18 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 18.1 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 18.2 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 18.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.8 | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 16.8 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.63 | 24.6 | 28.3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.59 | 18.6 | 23.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.85 | 16.8 | 18.2 | 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 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 16.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3 in 2004.
- What is the lowest persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8 in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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