NL · 2017 · lfsa_ergaed
Employment rates by educational attainment level
Netherlands, 2017
Employment rates by educational attainment level
88.8%
Netherlands, 2017
▲ 0.5% vs 2016 (88.4%)
Analysis
In 2017, Netherlands's employment rates by educational attainment level increased by 0.5% compared to 2016, reaching 88.8%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 85.3%.
Netherlands ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.7% (from 87.3% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergaed, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
104.1%
EU-27: 85.3%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergaed