BE · 2023 · tesem080

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

Belgium, 2023

Employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64)
93.6
Belgium, 2023
▲ 1.3% vs 2022 (92.4)
Analysis

In 2023, Belgium's employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64) increased by 1.3% compared to 2022, reaching 93.6.

Belgium accounts for 80.6% of the EU-27 total of 116.2.

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 grown by 2.6% (from 91.2 in 2018).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
80.6%
EU-27: 116.2
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
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