Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 4,443 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
4,443 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 3.5%
Rank
5th
of 6 regions
All-time high
8,054 Thousand persons
in 2013
All-time low
4,443 Thousand persons
in 2020
Years of data
16
2005–2020
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) recorded 4,443 Thousand persons for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 8,054 Thousand persons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,443 Thousand persons, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,590 Thousand persons | — |
| 2006 | 5,330 Thousand persons | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 4,900 Thousand persons | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 5,205 Thousand persons | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 6,616 Thousand persons | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 6,960 Thousand persons | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 6,982 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7,834 Thousand persons | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 8,054 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 7,588 Thousand persons | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 6,968 Thousand persons | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 6,439 Thousand persons | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 5,855 Thousand persons | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 5,116 Thousand persons | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 4,606 Thousand persons | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 4,443 Thousand persons | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,528 Thousand persons | 4,900 Thousand persons | 6,616 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2010s | 6,640 Thousand persons | 4,606 Thousand persons | 8,054 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,443 Thousand persons | 4,443 Thousand persons | 4,443 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 2 Spain 1,629 Thousand persons compare
- 3 Italy 986 Thousand persons compare
- 4 France 586 Thousand persons compare
- 5 Metropolitan France 541 Thousand persons compare
- 6 Germany 522 Thousand persons compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 350 Thousand persons compare
- 7 United Kingdom 350 Thousand persons compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.8 Index (2025)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 352,767 Thousand persons (2026)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 67.24 million Thousand hours worked (2026)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 104.36 Index, 2020=100 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,258 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.3 Euro (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,903 Euro (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.01 million Thousand hours worked (2025)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 265.89 million Thousand hours worked (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 107.7 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 4,443 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 8,054 Thousand persons in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,443 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 5th out of 6 regions with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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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