Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands
Netherlands: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 123 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Netherlands stood at 123.
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 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 112, in 2022.
That places Netherlands 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 204 | — |
| 2010 | 226 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 218 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 251 | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 278 | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 291 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 270 | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 239 | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 203 | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 169 | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 154 | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 163 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 136 | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 112 | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 120 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 125 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 123 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 204 | 204 | 204 | 1 |
| 2010s | 229.9 | 154 | 291 | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.83 | 112 | 163 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (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 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 in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 112 in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 34 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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