Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
1,957 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
4 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
50 Thousand persons
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
954
What the numbers show
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 1,957 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 4 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 50 Thousand persons, and the mean is 194.38 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 489.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 38 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: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1,957 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 1,629 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 40.2% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 986 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 4 | France | 586 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 5 | Metropolitan France | 541 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 522 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 350 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 350 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 9 | Sweden | 194 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 155 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 139 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 128 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 13 | Netherlands | 120 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 120 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 89 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 74 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 70 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 70 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 57 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 19 | Hungary | 57 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 54 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 22 | Switzerland | 53 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 50 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 44 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 25 | Norway | 42 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 40 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 40 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 36 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 29 | Czechia | 28 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 22 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 76.8% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 14 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 14 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 13 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 13 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 13 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 13 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 9 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 9 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 8 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 8 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 39 | Montenegro | 8 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 7 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 43 | Malta | 6 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 44 | Cyprus | 5 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 45 | Iceland | 4 Thousand persons | 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.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 5,493 Thousand persons
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 5,062 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 5,030 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 4,500 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 4,443 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 4,430 Thousand persons