Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020) by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
1,784
Türkiye
Lowest
5
Malta
Median
49
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
999
What the numbers show
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 1,784 in Türkiye; the lowest is 5 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 49, and the mean is 182.23.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 357.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 81.6%).
Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1,784 | 2020 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 1,677 | 2020 | down 38.1% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 1,052 | 2020 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 4 | France | 570 | 2020 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 5 | Metropolitan France | 523 | 2020 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 433 | 2019 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 335 | 2020 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 335 | 2020 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 9 | Sweden | 176 | 2020 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 141 | 2020 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 11 | Portugal | 136 | 2020 | down 67.0% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 134 | 2020 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 123 | 2020 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 123 | 2020 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 89 | 2020 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 71 | 2020 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 62 | 2020 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 62 | 2020 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 60 | 2020 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 20 | Hungary | 58 | 2020 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 20 | Denmark | 58 | 2020 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 22 | Serbia | 52 | 2020 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia | 52 | 2020 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 24 | Switzerland | 49 | 2020 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 25 | Norway | 41 | 2020 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 40 | 2020 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 27 | Slovakia | 35 | 2020 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 27 | Slovakia | 35 | 2020 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 29 | Czechia | 34 | 2020 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 32 | 2020 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 32 | 2020 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 32 | Ireland | 18 | 2020 | down 81.6% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 14 | 2020 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 14 | 2020 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 13 | 2020 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 13 | 2020 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 13 | 2020 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 13 | 2020 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 10 | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 10 | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 41 | Montenegro | 7 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 7 | 2020 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 7 | 2020 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 7 | 2020 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 45 | Iceland | 5 | 2020 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 45 | Cyprus | 5 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Malta | 5 | 2020 | down 44.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.