NL · 2021 · lfsa_ergaed
Employment rates by educational attainment level
Netherlands, 2021
Employment rates by educational attainment level
89.0%
Netherlands, 2021
▼ 0.6% vs 2020 (89.5%)
Analysis
In 2021, Netherlands's employment rates by educational attainment level decreased by 0.6% compared to 2020, reaching 89.0%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 86.5%.
Netherlands ranks 10th 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 0.7% (from 88.4% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergaed, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
102.9%
EU-27: 86.5%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergaed