Recent EU graduates work more often than a decade ago
Employment rose from 75.5% in 2015 to 82.9% in 2025. Ages 20–34, 1–3 years after upper secondary or higher education, now outside education.
More
Employment rose from 75.5% in 2015 to 82.9% in 2025. Ages 20–34, 1–3 years after upper secondary or higher education, now outside education.
Bars show shares of the selected groups. Each period is labelled; the scale starts at zero.
- 2015 %
2015: 75.5
- 2025 %
2025: 82.9
Eurostat edat_lfse_24. People aged 20–34 who completed their highest qualification 1–3 years earlier and are currently outside education/training. Denominator: all recent graduates in the selected group. Employment need not match the field of study.
Published estimates from different years, not the same people followed over time. The European survey changed in 2021; long-run differences may include methodological effects. This comparison does not identify causes.
A question for this picture
Does another age group or a longer time series change the picture?