Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) in Belgium
Belgium: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) was 89 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
89
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
15th
of 47 countries
All-time high
199
in 1999
All-time low
89
in 2020
Years of data
22
1999–2020
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium, 1999–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium stood at 89. 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 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 89, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 15th of 47 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 (1998–2020) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 199 | — |
| 2000 | 154 | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 131 | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 151 | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 158 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 160 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 165 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 161 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 147 | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 135 | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 142 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 167 | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 145 | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 143 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 158 | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 157 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 154 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 142 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 122 | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 105 | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 94 | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 89 | -5.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 89 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 89 is above the median for high income countries, which is 54, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 199 | 199 | 199 | 1 |
| 2000s | 150.4 | 131 | 165 | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.7 | 94 | 167 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89 | 89 | 89 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
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 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 in 1999.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Belgium ranks 15th out of 47 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).