Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level was 90,637 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 90,637 for persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 101,117 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 90,637, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98,944 | 97,047 | 101,117 | 8 |
| 2010s | 94,586 | 92,895 | 96,301 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92,490 | 90,637 | 95,784 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 90,637 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 101,117 in 2002.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,637 in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 outside the labour force by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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