Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands
Netherlands: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 123 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands stood at 123 Thousand persons.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands peaked at 291 Thousand persons in 2014 and was at its lowest, 112 Thousand persons, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 8th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 204 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 226 Thousand persons | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 218 Thousand persons | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 251 Thousand persons | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 278 Thousand persons | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 291 Thousand persons | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 270 Thousand persons | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 239 Thousand persons | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 203 Thousand persons | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 169 Thousand persons | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 154 Thousand persons | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 163 Thousand persons | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 136 Thousand persons | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 112 Thousand persons | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 120 Thousand persons | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 125 Thousand persons | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 123 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 204 Thousand persons | 204 Thousand persons | 204 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 229.9 Thousand persons | 154 Thousand persons | 291 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.83 Thousand persons | 112 Thousand persons | 163 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
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- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands was 123 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 291 Thousand persons in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 112 Thousand persons in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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