Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 4,331 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 4,331 for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 9,215 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,331, 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7,649 | — |
| 2010 | 8,094 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 8,138 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 9,027 | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 9,215 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 8,699 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 7,993 | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 7,340 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 6,648 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 5,853 | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 5,327 | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 5,197 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 5,149 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 4,683 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 4,541 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 4,389 | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 4,331 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,649 | 7,649 | 7,649 | 1 |
| 2010s | 7,633 | 5,327 | 9,215 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,715 | 4,331 | 5,197 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,162 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,605 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 4,331 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 9,215 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,331 in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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