Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Portugal
Portugal: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 139 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
139 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
11th
of 45 countries
All-time high
509 Thousand persons
in 2012
All-time low
139 Thousand persons
in 2020
Years of data
23
1998–2020
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Portugal, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Portugal stood at 139 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Portugal peaked at 509 Thousand persons in 2012 and was at its lowest, 139 Thousand persons, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 11th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 204 Thousand persons | — |
| 1999 | 180 Thousand persons | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 167 Thousand persons | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 166 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 208 Thousand persons | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 255 Thousand persons | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 271 Thousand persons | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 306 Thousand persons | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 304 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 316 Thousand persons | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 297 Thousand persons | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 375 Thousand persons | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 417 Thousand persons | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 456 Thousand persons | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 509 Thousand persons | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 508 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 413 Thousand persons | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 348 Thousand persons | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 301 Thousand persons | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 241 Thousand persons | -19.9% |
| 2018 | 174 Thousand persons | -27.8% |
| 2019 | 152 Thousand persons | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 139 Thousand persons | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 192 Thousand persons | 180 Thousand persons | 204 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2000s | 266.5 Thousand persons | 166 Thousand persons | 375 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 351.9 Thousand persons | 152 Thousand persons | 509 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 139 Thousand persons | 139 Thousand persons | 139 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 9 Sweden 194 Thousand persons compare
- 10 Greece 155 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 Portugal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0528 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1795 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,134 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,861 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,504 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,250 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,754 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Portugal?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Portugal was 139 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 509 Thousand persons in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 139 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Portugal ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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