Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) was 4,500 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 4,500. 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 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,500, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,719 | — |
| 2006 | 5,450 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 5,000 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 5,290 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 6,703 | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 7,074 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 7,104 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 7,958 | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 8,184 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 7,718 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 7,075 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 6,527 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 5,930 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 5,181 | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 4,665 | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 4,500 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,632 | 5,000 | 6,703 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6,742 | 4,665 | 8,184 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,500 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (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 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 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 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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