Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Germany
Germany: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 530 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
530
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
4th
of 34 countries
All-time high
924
in 2009
All-time low
406
in 2019
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Germany, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Germany is 530, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Germany peaked at 924 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 406, in 2019.
Germany ranks 4th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 924 | — |
| 2010 | 802 | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 673 | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 623 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 599 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 589 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 564 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 520 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 489 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 451 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 406 | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 491 | +20.9% |
| 2021 | 495 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 476 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 466 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 501 | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 530 | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 924 | 924 | 924 | 1 |
| 2010s | 571.6 | 406 | 802 | 10 |
| 2020s | 493.17 | 466 | 530 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Germany?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Germany was 530 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 924 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 406 in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Germany ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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