Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)

European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020): Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 5,493 Thousand persons in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
5,493 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 8.6%
Rank
1st
of 6 regions
All-time high
9,783 Thousand persons
in 2013
All-time low
5,493 Thousand persons
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020), 2005–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2005201220192005: 7.3k Thousand persons2006: 7.0k Thousand persons2007: 6.4k Thousand persons2008: 6.7k Thousand persons2009: 8.4k Thousand persons2010: 8.8k Thousand persons2011: 8.8k Thousand persons2012: 9.6k Thousand persons2013: 9.8k Thousand persons2014: 9.1k Thousand persons2015: 8.3k Thousand persons2016: 7.6k Thousand persons2017: 6.9k Thousand persons2018: 6.0k Thousand persons2019: 5.5k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) recorded 5,493 Thousand persons for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) peaked at 9,783 Thousand persons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5,493 Thousand persons, in 2019.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020), year by year

Annual values for Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020), 2005 to 2019.
Year Thousand persons Change
2005 7,335 Thousand persons
2006 7,022 Thousand persons -4.3%
2007 6,419 Thousand persons -8.6%
2008 6,692 Thousand persons +4.3%
2009 8,383 Thousand persons +25.3%
2010 8,753 Thousand persons +4.4%
2011 8,803 Thousand persons +0.6%
2012 9,607 Thousand persons +9.1%
2013 9,783 Thousand persons +1.8%
2014 9,095 Thousand persons -7.0%
2015 8,314 Thousand persons -8.6%
2016 7,613 Thousand persons -8.4%
2017 6,874 Thousand persons -9.7%
2018 6,007 Thousand persons -12.6%
2019 5,493 Thousand persons -8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7,170 Thousand persons 6,419 Thousand persons 8,383 Thousand persons 5
2010s 8,034 Thousand persons 5,493 Thousand persons 9,783 Thousand persons 10

Countries ranked near European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)

  1. 1 Türkiye 1,957 Thousand persons compare
  2. 2 Spain 1,629 Thousand persons compare
  3. 3 Italy 986 Thousand persons compare
  4. 4 France 586 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) was 5,493 Thousand persons in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
The highest recorded value was 9,783 Thousand persons in 2013.
What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
The lowest recorded value was 5,493 Thousand persons in 2019.
How does European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) ranks 1st out of 6 regions with data for 2019.
Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 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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