France vs Spain: Unemployment with advanced education, male
France
5.1%
in 2024
Spain
5.4%
in 2025
France rank
44th
Spain rank
42nd
Unemployment with advanced education, male over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 5.4% against 5.1% in France, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Spain ahead.
France ranks 44th and Spain ranks 42nd of 127 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 11.2% | 4.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.8% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 11.0% | 5.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 7.4% | 2.3% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with advanced education, male, France or Spain?
- Spain, at 5.4% against 5.1% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment with advanced education, male between France and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- France ranks 44th and Spain ranks 42nd of 127 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).