Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium

Belgium: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 89 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
89 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
15th
of 45 countries
All-time high
199 Thousand persons
in 1999
All-time low
89 Thousand persons
in 2020
Years of data
22
1999–2020

Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium, 1999–2020

0501001502001999200920201999: 199 Thousand persons2000: 154 Thousand persons2001: 131 Thousand persons2002: 151 Thousand persons2003: 158 Thousand persons2004: 160 Thousand persons2005: 165 Thousand persons2006: 161 Thousand persons2007: 147 Thousand persons2008: 135 Thousand persons2009: 142 Thousand persons2010: 167 Thousand persons2011: 145 Thousand persons2012: 143 Thousand persons2013: 158 Thousand persons2014: 157 Thousand persons2015: 154 Thousand persons2016: 142 Thousand persons2017: 122 Thousand persons2018: 105 Thousand persons2019: 94 Thousand persons2020: 89 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2020, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium stood at 89 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium peaked at 199 Thousand persons in 1999 and was at its lowest, 89 Thousand persons, in 2020.

Belgium ranks 15th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) in Belgium, 1999 to 2020.
Year Thousand persons Change
1999 199 Thousand persons
2000 154 Thousand persons -22.6%
2001 131 Thousand persons -14.9%
2002 151 Thousand persons +15.3%
2003 158 Thousand persons +4.6%
2004 160 Thousand persons +1.3%
2005 165 Thousand persons +3.1%
2006 161 Thousand persons -2.4%
2007 147 Thousand persons -8.7%
2008 135 Thousand persons -8.2%
2009 142 Thousand persons +5.2%
2010 167 Thousand persons +17.6%
2011 145 Thousand persons -13.2%
2012 143 Thousand persons -1.4%
2013 158 Thousand persons +10.5%
2014 157 Thousand persons -0.6%
2015 154 Thousand persons -1.9%
2016 142 Thousand persons -7.8%
2017 122 Thousand persons -14.1%
2018 105 Thousand persons -13.9%
2019 94 Thousand persons -10.5%
2020 89 Thousand persons -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 199 Thousand persons 199 Thousand persons 199 Thousand persons 1
2000s 150.4 Thousand persons 131 Thousand persons 165 Thousand persons 10
2010s 138.7 Thousand persons 94 Thousand persons 167 Thousand persons 10
2020s 89 Thousand persons 89 Thousand persons 89 Thousand persons 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 12 Romania 128 Thousand persons compare
  2. 13 Netherlands 120 Thousand persons compare
  3. 13 Netherlands 120 Thousand persons compare
  4. 16 Austria 74 Thousand persons compare
  5. 17 Poland 70 Thousand persons compare
  6. 17 Poland 70 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium?
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium was 89 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 199 Thousand persons in 1999.
What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 89 Thousand persons in 2020.
How does Belgium rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
Belgium ranks 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 954 data points, 1998–2020
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