Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium

Belgium: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 99 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
99
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
9th
of 34 countries
All-time high
172
in 2010
All-time low
87
in 2022
Years of data
17
2009–2025

Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium, 2009–2025

0501001502009201720252009: 1462010: 1722011: 1492012: 1482013: 1632014: 1622015: 1602016: 1462017: 1252018: 1082019: 982020: 932021: 982022: 872023: 912024: 902025: 99

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium stood at 99.

The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium peaked at 172 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 87, in 2022.

Belgium ranks 9th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium, 2009 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2009 146
2010 172 +17.8%
2011 149 -13.4%
2012 148 -0.7%
2013 163 +10.1%
2014 162 -0.6%
2015 160 -1.2%
2016 146 -8.8%
2017 125 -14.4%
2018 108 -13.6%
2019 98 -9.3%
2020 93 -5.1%
2021 98 +5.4%
2022 87 -11.2%
2023 91 +4.6%
2024 90 -1.1%
2025 99 +10.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 146 146 146 1
2010s 143.1 98 172 10
2020s 93 87 99 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 6 Romania 205 compare
  2. 7 Netherlands 123 compare
  3. 8 Portugal 116 compare
  4. 10 Greece 86 compare
  5. 11 Austria 80 compare
  6. 12 Finland 79 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium?
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium was 99 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 172 in 2010.
What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 87 in 2022.
How does Belgium rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
Belgium ranks 9th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 622 data points, 2009–2025
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