Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 13 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
13 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 18.2%
World rank
33rd
of 45 countries
All-time high
38 Thousand persons
in 2002
All-time low
9 Thousand persons
in 2007
Years of data
19
2002–2020
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Lithuania, 2002–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Lithuania stood at 13 Thousand persons.
That represents a change of up 18.2% on the previous year and down 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Lithuania peaked at 38 Thousand persons in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9 Thousand persons, in 2007.
Lithuania ranks 33rd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38 Thousand persons | — |
| 2003 | 33 Thousand persons | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 26 Thousand persons | -21.2% |
| 2005 | 21 Thousand persons | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 14 Thousand persons | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 9 Thousand persons | -35.7% |
| 2008 | 13 Thousand persons | +44.4% |
| 2009 | 31 Thousand persons | +138.5% |
| 2010 | 36 Thousand persons | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 31 Thousand persons | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 27 Thousand persons | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 25 Thousand persons | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 24 Thousand persons | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 20 Thousand persons | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 16 Thousand persons | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 13 Thousand persons | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 11 Thousand persons | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 11 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 Thousand persons | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.12 Thousand persons | 9 Thousand persons | 38 Thousand persons | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.4 Thousand persons | 11 Thousand persons | 36 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 Thousand persons | 13 Thousand persons | 13 Thousand persons | 1 |
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- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 38.1 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 79.7% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,566 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,214 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,566 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Lithuania?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Lithuania was 13 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 38 Thousand persons in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 Thousand persons in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Lithuania ranks 33rd out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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