BE · 2021 · tesem080

Employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64)

Belgium, 2021

Employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64)
89.4
Belgium, 2021
▼ 2.0% vs 2020 (91.2)
Analysis

In 2021, Belgium's employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64) decreased by 2.0% compared to 2020, reaching 89.4.

Belgium accounts for 81.3% of the EU-27 total of 110.0.

Belgium ranks 24th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 2.0% (from 91.2 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem080, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
81.3%
EU-27: 110.0
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
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