Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
1,206
Spain
Lowest
4
Malta
Median
45
Years covered
17
2009–2025
Data points
791
What the numbers show
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 1,206 in Spain; the lowest is 4 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 45, and the mean is 133.07.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 302.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 55.6%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 80.0%).
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 1,206 | 2025 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 1,079 | 2025 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 3 | Italy | 632 | 2025 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 4 | France | 567 | 2025 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 5 | Germany | 530 | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 6 | Sweden | 206 | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 205 | 2025 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 123 | 2025 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 123 | 2025 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 10 | Portugal | 116 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 99 | 2025 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 12 | Greece | 86 | 2025 | down 77.2% | falling |
| 13 | Austria | 80 | 2025 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 14 | Finland | 79 | 2025 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 67 | 2025 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 67 | 2025 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Denmark | 66 | 2025 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 18 | Hungary | 63 | 2025 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 19 | Switzerland | 61 | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 20 | Norway | 53 | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 46 | 2025 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 46 | 2025 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 45 | 2025 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 45 | 2025 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 25 | Czechia | 38 | 2025 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 33 | 2025 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 28 | Ireland | 25 | 2025 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 23 | 2025 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 23 | 2025 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 14 | 2025 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 14 | 2025 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 12 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 12 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 10 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 10 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 37 | Croatia | 9 | 2025 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Croatia | 9 | 2025 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Montenegro | 8 | 2020 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 7 | 2025 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 7 | 2025 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 43 | Iceland | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 43 | Cyprus | 4 | 2025 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 43 | Malta | 4 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.