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 90,638 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
90,638 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
101,117 Thousand persons
in 2002
All-time low
90,638 Thousand persons
in 2025
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 90,638 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons in 2002 and was at its lowest, 90,638 Thousand persons, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 101,117 Thousand persons | — |
| 2003 | 100,500 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 100,065 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 99,476 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 98,546 Thousand persons | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 97,732 Thousand persons | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 97,047 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 97,072 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96,301 Thousand persons | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 95,737 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 94,758 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 94,586 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 94,999 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 94,891 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 94,356 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 93,915 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 93,417 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 92,895 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 95,784 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 93,737 Thousand persons | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 92,158 Thousand persons | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 91,374 Thousand persons | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 91,252 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 90,638 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98,944 Thousand persons | 97,047 Thousand persons | 101,117 Thousand persons | 8 |
| 2010s | 94,586 Thousand persons | 92,895 Thousand persons | 96,301 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 92,490 Thousand persons | 90,638 Thousand persons | 95,784 Thousand persons | 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 by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 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 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 90,638 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons 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 90,638 Thousand persons 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 2 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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