Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 4,500 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
4,500 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 3.5%
Rank
4th
of 6 regions
All-time high
8,184 Thousand persons
in 2013
All-time low
4,500 Thousand persons
in 2020
Years of data
16
2005–2020
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 4,500 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 8,184 Thousand persons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,500 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 – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,719 Thousand persons | — |
| 2006 | 5,450 Thousand persons | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 5,000 Thousand persons | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 5,290 Thousand persons | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 6,703 Thousand persons | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 7,074 Thousand persons | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 7,104 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 7,958 Thousand persons | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 8,184 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 7,718 Thousand persons | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 7,075 Thousand persons | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 6,527 Thousand persons | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 5,930 Thousand persons | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 5,181 Thousand persons | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 4,665 Thousand persons | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 4,500 Thousand persons | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,632 Thousand persons | 5,000 Thousand persons | 6,703 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2010s | 6,742 Thousand persons | 4,665 Thousand persons | 8,184 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,500 Thousand persons | 4,500 Thousand persons | 4,500 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Türkiye 1,957 Thousand persons compare
- 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 350 Thousand persons compare
- 7 United Kingdom 350 Thousand persons compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 4,500 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 8,184 Thousand persons in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,500 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 4th out of 6 regions with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 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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