Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) was 13 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Lithuania, 2002–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Lithuania stood at 13.
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 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2007.
Lithuania ranks 35th of 47 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 (1998–2020) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38 | — |
| 2003 | 33 | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 26 | -21.2% |
| 2005 | 21 | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 14 | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 9 | -35.7% |
| 2008 | 13 | +44.4% |
| 2009 | 31 | +138.5% |
| 2010 | 36 | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 31 | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 27 | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 20 | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 16 | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 13 | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 | +18.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +138.5% | 13 | 31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.12 | 9 | 38 | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.4 | 11 | 36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
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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 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 in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Lithuania ranks 35th out of 47 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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