Lithuania vs Spain: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic)
Lithuania
17.3%
in 2024
Spain
15.3%
in 2025
Lithuania rank
14th
Spain rank
16th
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) over time
- Lithuania
- Spain
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 17.3% against 15.3% in Spain, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Spain ahead.
Lithuania ranks 14th and Spain ranks 16th of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 18.1% | 0.8% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 13.7% | 3.7% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 28.2% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 18.9% | 0.7% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with basic education, Lithuania or Spain?
- Lithuania, at 17.3% against 15.3% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment with basic education between Lithuania and Spain?
- 2.0%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Spain rank globally for unemployment with basic education?
- Lithuania ranks 14th and Spain ranks 16th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic 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 a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).