PT · 2017 · lfsa_ergaed

Employment rates by educational attainment level

Portugal, 2017

Employment rates by educational attainment level
86.9%
Portugal, 2017
▲ 2.1% vs 2016 (85.1%)
Analysis

In 2017, Portugal's employment rates by educational attainment level increased by 2.1% compared to 2016, reaching 86.9%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 85.3%.

Portugal 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 5.8% (from 82.1% in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
101.9%
EU-27: 85.3%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
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