Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
1,784 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
5 Thousand persons
Malta
Median
49 Thousand persons
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
973
What the numbers show
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 1,784 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 5 Thousand persons in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 49 Thousand persons, and the mean is 188.47 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 357.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 81.6%).
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1,784 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 1,677 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 38.1% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 1,052 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 4 | France | 570 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 5 | Metropolitan France | 523 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 433 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 335 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 335 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 9 | Sweden | 176 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 141 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 11 | Portugal | 136 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 67.0% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 134 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 123 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 123 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 89 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 71 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 62 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 62 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 60 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 20 | Hungary | 58 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 20 | Denmark | 58 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 22 | Serbia | 52 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 23 | Switzerland | 49 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 24 | Norway | 41 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 40 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 35 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 35 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 28 | Czechia | 34 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 32 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 18 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 81.6% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 14 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 14 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 13 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 13 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 13 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 13 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 10 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 10 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 7 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 7 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 7 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 39 | Montenegro | 7 Thousand persons | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 43 | Cyprus | 5 Thousand persons | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 43 | Iceland | 5 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 43 | Malta | 5 Thousand persons | 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.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 5,343 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 5,110 Thousand persons
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 4,921 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 4,581 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 4,521 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 4,508 Thousand persons