PT · 2024 · tesem080

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

Portugal, 2024

Employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64)
140.8
Portugal, 2024
▼ 0.1% vs 2023 (141.0)
Analysis

In 2024, Portugal's employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64) decreased by 0.1% compared to 2023, reaching 140.8.

Portugal accounts for 120.3% of the EU-27 total of 117.0.

Portugal ranks 2nd 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 1.1% (from 139.2 in 2019).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
120.3%
EU-27: 117.0
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
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