Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands
Netherlands: Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 130 Thousand persons in 2026. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands, 2009–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 130 Thousand persons for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2026.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands peaked at 288 Thousand persons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 114 Thousand persons, in 2022.
That places Netherlands 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 215 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 217 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 229 Thousand persons | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 253 Thousand persons | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 288 Thousand persons | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 276 Thousand persons | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 254 Thousand persons | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 218 Thousand persons | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 185 Thousand persons | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 154 Thousand persons | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 153 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 166 Thousand persons | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 117 Thousand persons | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 114 Thousand persons | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 124 Thousand persons | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 116 Thousand persons | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 126 Thousand persons | +8.6% |
| 2026 | 130 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 215 Thousand persons | 215 Thousand persons | 215 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 222.7 Thousand persons | 153 Thousand persons | 288 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.57 Thousand persons | 114 Thousand persons | 166 Thousand persons | 7 |
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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)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands was 130 Thousand persons in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 288 Thousand persons in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 114 Thousand persons in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Netherlands ranks 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2026.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. 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 - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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