PT · 2025 · tesem080
Employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64)
Portugal, 2025
Employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64)
142.8
Portugal, 2025
▲ 1.4% vs 2024 (140.8)
Analysis
In 2025, Portugal's employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64) increased by 1.4% compared to 2024, reaching 142.8.
Portugal accounts for 122.7% of the EU-27 total of 116.4.
Portugal ranks 3rd 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 3.9% (from 137.4 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem080, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
122.7%
EU-27: 116.4
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem080