Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) vs Spain: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
4,500 Thousand persons
in 2020
Spain
1,629 Thousand persons
in 2020
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank
4th
Spain rank
2nd

Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data over time

  • Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
  • Spain
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199820092020

How they compare

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) currently reports 4,500 Thousand persons against 1,629 Thousand persons in Spain, a difference of 2,871 Thousand persons.

That makes Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)'s figure about 2.8 times Spain's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) has been ahead every year.

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 4th and Spain ranks 2nd of 6 regions.

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 5,632 Thousand persons 1,438 Thousand persons 4,195 Thousand persons Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
2010s 6,742 Thousand persons 2,592 Thousand persons 4,150 Thousand persons Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
2020s 4,500 Thousand persons 1,629 Thousand persons 2,871 Thousand persons Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data, Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) or Spain?
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), at 4,500 Thousand persons against 1,629 Thousand persons in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data between Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and Spain?
2,871 Thousand persons, with Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and Spain?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and Spain rank globally for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 4th and Spain ranks 2nd of 6 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 954 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed