Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Greece
Greece: Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 was 134 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
134
Change on year
down 26.8%
World rank
12th
of 47 countries
All-time high
406
in 2012
All-time low
127
in 2007
Years of data
23
1998–2020
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Greece, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 134 for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2020.
That represents a change of down 26.8% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Greece peaked at 406 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 127, in 2007.
Greece ranks 12th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 191 | — |
| 1999 | 212 | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 181 | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 193 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 165 | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 146 | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 161 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 138 | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 138 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 127 | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 131 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 177 | +35.1% |
| 2010 | 232 | +31.1% |
| 2011 | 323 | +39.2% |
| 2012 | 406 | +25.7% |
| 2013 | 401 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 352 | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 324 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 302 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 260 | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 228 | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 183 | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 134 | -26.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 134 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52, 2.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Greece's 134 is above the median for high income countries, which is 58, 2.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 201.5 | 191 | 212 | 2 |
| 2000s | 155.7 | 127 | 193 | 10 |
| 2010s | 301.1 | 183 | 406 | 10 |
| 2020s | 134 | 134 | 134 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More work & labour data for Greece
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6524 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3231 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,753 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,215 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,276 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Greece?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Greece was 134 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 406 in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 127 in 2007.
- How does Greece rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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