Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Portugal
Portugal: Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 136 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
136 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
11th
of 45 countries
All-time high
536 Thousand persons
in 2012
All-time low
136 Thousand persons
in 2020
Years of data
23
1998–2020
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Portugal, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 136 Thousand persons for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Portugal peaked at 536 Thousand persons in 2012 and was at its lowest, 136 Thousand persons, in 2020.
That places Portugal 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 191 Thousand persons | — |
| 1999 | 173 Thousand persons | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 155 Thousand persons | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 170 Thousand persons | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 254 Thousand persons | +49.4% |
| 2003 | 253 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 289 Thousand persons | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 312 Thousand persons | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 323 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 304 Thousand persons | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 303 Thousand persons | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 404 Thousand persons | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 412 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 468 Thousand persons | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 536 Thousand persons | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 448 Thousand persons | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 385 Thousand persons | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 328 Thousand persons | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 283 Thousand persons | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 211 Thousand persons | -25.4% |
| 2018 | 155 Thousand persons | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 147 Thousand persons | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 136 Thousand persons | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 182 Thousand persons | 173 Thousand persons | 191 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2000s | 276.7 Thousand persons | 155 Thousand persons | 404 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 337.3 Thousand persons | 147 Thousand persons | 536 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 136 Thousand persons | 136 Thousand persons | 136 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 9 Sweden 176 Thousand persons compare
- 10 Romania 141 Thousand persons compare
- 12 Greece 134 Thousand persons compare
- 13 Netherlands 123 Thousand persons compare
- 13 Netherlands 123 Thousand persons compare
More work & labour data for Portugal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0528 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1795 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,134 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,861 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,504 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,250 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,754 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Portugal?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Portugal was 136 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 536 Thousand persons in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 136 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Portugal ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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