Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Greece
Greece: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 155 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
155 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 19.7%
World rank
10th
of 45 countries
All-time high
410 Thousand persons
in 2013
All-time low
127 Thousand persons
in 2008
Years of data
23
1998–2020
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Greece, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Greece is 155 Thousand persons, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.7% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Greece peaked at 410 Thousand persons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 127 Thousand persons, in 2008.
Greece ranks 10th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Greece, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 190 Thousand persons | — |
| 1999 | 201 Thousand persons | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 183 Thousand persons | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 183 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 167 Thousand persons | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 149 Thousand persons | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 164 Thousand persons | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 148 Thousand persons | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 144 Thousand persons | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 133 Thousand persons | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 127 Thousand persons | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 164 Thousand persons | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 209 Thousand persons | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 278 Thousand persons | +33.0% |
| 2012 | 376 Thousand persons | +35.3% |
| 2013 | 410 Thousand persons | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 370 Thousand persons | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 332 Thousand persons | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 308 Thousand persons | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 270 Thousand persons | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 237 Thousand persons | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 193 Thousand persons | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 155 Thousand persons | -19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 195.5 Thousand persons | 190 Thousand persons | 201 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2000s | 156.2 Thousand persons | 127 Thousand persons | 183 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 298.3 Thousand persons | 193 Thousand persons | 410 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 155 Thousand persons | 155 Thousand persons | 155 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 350 Thousand persons compare
- 7 United Kingdom 350 Thousand persons compare
- 9 Sweden 194 Thousand persons compare
- 11 Portugal 139 Thousand persons compare
- 12 Romania 128 Thousand persons compare
- 13 Netherlands 120 Thousand persons compare
- 13 Netherlands 120 Thousand persons compare
More work & labour data for Greece
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6524 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3231 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,753 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,215 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,276 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Greece?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Greece was 155 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 410 Thousand persons in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 127 Thousand persons in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Greece ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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