North America vs Spain: Unemployment with intermediate education, male
North America
6.2%
in 2025
Spain
10.0%
in 2025
North America rank
12th
Spain rank
13th
Unemployment with intermediate education, male over time
- North America
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 10.0% against 6.2% in North America, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.6 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Spain ahead.
North America ranks 12th and Spain ranks 13th of 20 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 15.8% | 9.1% | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 8.2% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 18.3% | 9.9% | Spain |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 12.0% | 5.2% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with intermediate education, male, North America or Spain?
- Spain, at 10.0% against 6.2% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment with intermediate education, male between North America and Spain?
- 3.8%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Spain?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do North America and Spain rank globally for unemployment with intermediate education, male?
- North America ranks 12th and Spain ranks 13th of 20 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate 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 intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).