Netherlands (2025)
2.7
% of active population (ISCED 5–8)
+0.2pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.2pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
21
years of data

Data

Netherlands Unemployment Rate — Tertiary Education (ISCED 5–8) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of active population (ISCED 5–8) YoY Change
2025 2.7 +0.2pp
2024 2.5 unchanged
2023 2.5 unchanged
2022 2.5 -0.2pp
2021 2.7 +0.3pp
2020 2.4 +0.2pp
2019 2.2 -0.2pp
2018 2.4 -0.4pp
2017 2.8 -0.6pp
2016 3.4 -0.3pp
2015 3.7 -0.2pp
2014 3.9 -0.1pp
2013 4 +0.8pp
2012 3.2 +0.2pp
2011 3 +0.1pp
2010 2.9 +0.4pp
2009 2.5 +0.5pp
2008 2 -0.2pp
2007 2.2 -0.6pp
2006 2.8 -0.5pp

About this Dataset

Netherlands recorded 2.7 % of active population (ISCED 5–8) in 2025. The latest change was +0.2pp. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 2 in 2008 to 4 in 2013.

This page tracks unemployment among tertiary-educated workers (ISCED 5-8) in Netherlands from 2005 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks unemployment among tertiary-educated workers (ISCED 5-8) in Netherlands from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).

The series peaked at 4 % of active population (ISCED 5–8) in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2 in 2008. The latest reading of 2.7 in 2025 represents a change of +0.2pp.