Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Poland
Poland: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 70 Thousand persons in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Poland, 2000–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Poland recorded 70 Thousand persons for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 71.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Poland peaked at 642 Thousand persons in 2002 and was at its lowest, 70 Thousand persons, in 2020.
Poland ranks 17th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Poland, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 568 Thousand persons | — |
| 2001 | 605 Thousand persons | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 642 Thousand persons | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 590 Thousand persons | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 580 Thousand persons | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 538 Thousand persons | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 400 Thousand persons | -25.7% |
| 2007 | 266 Thousand persons | -33.5% |
| 2008 | 193 Thousand persons | -27.4% |
| 2009 | 221 Thousand persons | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 247 Thousand persons | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 250 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 256 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 250 Thousand persons | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 218 Thousand persons | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 188 Thousand persons | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 145 Thousand persons | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 114 Thousand persons | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 87 Thousand persons | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 73 Thousand persons | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 70 Thousand persons | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 460.3 Thousand persons | 193 Thousand persons | 642 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 182.8 Thousand persons | 73 Thousand persons | 256 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 70 Thousand persons | 70 Thousand persons | 70 Thousand persons | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Poland?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Poland was 70 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 642 Thousand persons in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Poland ranks 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland 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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