Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
1,957
Türkiye
Lowest
4
Iceland
Median
44
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
976
What the numbers show
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 1,957 in Türkiye; the lowest is 4 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 44, and the mean is 187.81.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 489.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 133.3%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 76.8%).
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1,957 | 2020 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 1,629 | 2020 | down 40.2% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 986 | 2020 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 4 | France | 586 | 2020 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 5 | Metropolitan France | 541 | 2020 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 522 | 2020 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 350 | 2019 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 350 | 2019 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 9 | Sweden | 194 | 2020 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 155 | 2020 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 139 | 2020 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 128 | 2020 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 13 | Netherlands | 120 | 2020 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 120 | 2020 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 89 | 2020 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 74 | 2020 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 70 | 2020 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 70 | 2020 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Hungary | 57 | 2020 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 57 | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 54 | 2020 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 22 | Switzerland | 53 | 2020 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 50 | 2020 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 44 | 2020 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 44 | 2020 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 26 | Norway | 42 | 2020 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 40 | 2020 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 27 | Slovakia | 40 | 2020 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 36 | 2020 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 36 | 2020 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 31 | Czechia | 28 | 2020 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 32 | Ireland | 22 | 2020 | down 76.8% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 14 | 2020 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 14 | 2020 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 13 | 2020 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 13 | 2020 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 13 | 2020 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 13 | 2020 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 9 | 2020 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 9 | 2020 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 8 | 2020 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 41 | Montenegro | 8 | 2020 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 8 | 2020 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 7 | 2020 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 45 | Malta | 6 | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 46 | Cyprus | 5 | 2020 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 47 | Iceland | 4 | 2020 | down 42.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.