Holland: More education, more participation

In 2005 three quarters of the Dutch population aged 25-65 belonged to the labour force. In 1996 this was only two thirds. Highly educated people are most active in the job market. The increase in the share of highly educated people increased the gross labour participation rate. Virtually no growth in participation rate among the highly educated. The average participation rate is high among the highly educated. There has hardly been any increase. On average 85 percent of the people with a college or university level education had a job of 12 hours a week or more in 2005 or was actively looking for one. There has been virtually no change in this over the past decade. The gross labour participation rate among people with a secondary level education (mbo, havo, vwo) increased slightly. Read more: Eurogates. Forum of education news