Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Groningen

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Groningen was 16.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.5 pts from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 12 regions in 2025.

202516.4%
Change on 2024-0.5 pts
Series high32.92000
Series low16.42025
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Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Groningen, 2000 to 2025

152025303520002004200820122016202020252000: 32.9 %2001: 32.7 %2002: 32.2 %2003: 32.8 %2004: 30.6 %2005: 28.9 %2006: 26.1 %2007: 28.4 %2008: 30.2 %2009: 28.8 %2010: 25.7 %2011: 26.7 %2012: 26.6 %2013: 25 %2014: 25 %2015: 24.4 %2016: 22.9 %2017: 20.6 %2018: 20.5 %2019: 20.3 %2020: 18.5 %2021: 19.6 %2022: 18.3 %2023: 17.4 %2024: 16.9 %2025: 16.4 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-10.
All 26 values
Period%
202516.4
202416.9
202317.4
202218.3
202119.6 Series break
202018.5
201920.3 Series break
201820.5
201720.6
201622.9
201524.4
201425 Series break
201325 Series break
201226.6
201126.7
201025.7
200928.8
200830.2
200728.4
200626.1
200528.9 Series break
200430.6
200332.8
200232.2
200132.7
200032.9

Compared with Netherlands and European Union (27)

Place2025
Groningen16.4
Netherlands18.4
European Union (27)18.8

Rankings

Definition

People aged 25 to 64 whose highest completed level of education is lower secondary at most (ISCED 2011 levels 0 to 2: less than primary, primary and lower secondary), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64 living in private households (EU Labour Force Survey).

Upper secondary is the level reached at about 18, such as the Spanish bachillerato or a vocational qualification of the same level.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04) (Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Groningen, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table

MLA 9

Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04), Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Groningen, 2000 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/groningen-nl11. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Groningen, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/groningen-nl11.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04), Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Groningen, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/groningen-nl11 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Groningen?

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Groningen was 16.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.5 pts from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 12 regions in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Groningen?

32.9% in 2000, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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