Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 3,686 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 3,686, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 8,358 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,686, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6,777 | — |
| 2010 | 7,204 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 7,265 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 8,139 | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 8,358 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 7,900 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 7,230 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 6,691 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 6,080 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 5,353 | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 4,824 | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 4,638 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 4,566 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 4,123 | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 3,969 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 3,776 | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 3,686 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,777 | 6,777 | 6,777 | 1 |
| 2010s | 6,904 | 4,824 | 8,358 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,126 | 3,686 | 4,638 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 3,686 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 8,358 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,686 in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 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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