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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 146 | 146 | 146 | 1 |
| 2010s | 143.1 | 98 | 172 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93 | 87 | 99 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
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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