Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Spain

Spain: Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 1,677 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,677 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
2nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
3,312 Thousand persons
in 2012
All-time low
1,009 Thousand persons
in 2006
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Spain, 1998–2020

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k3.5k1998200920201998: 1.8k Thousand persons1999: 1.6k Thousand persons2000: 1.4k Thousand persons2001: 1.1k Thousand persons2002: 1.3k Thousand persons2003: 1.3k Thousand persons2004: 1.2k Thousand persons2005: 1.0k Thousand persons2006: 1.0k Thousand persons2007: 1.1k Thousand persons2008: 1.9k Thousand persons2009: 2.6k Thousand persons2010: 2.7k Thousand persons2011: 3.0k Thousand persons2012: 3.3k Thousand persons2013: 3.2k Thousand persons2014: 2.9k Thousand persons2015: 2.6k Thousand persons2016: 2.3k Thousand persons2017: 2.0k Thousand persons2018: 1.7k Thousand persons2019: 1.6k Thousand persons2020: 1.7k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Spain recorded 1,677 Thousand persons for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2020.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Spain peaked at 3,312 Thousand persons in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,009 Thousand persons, in 2006.

Spain ranks 2nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020) in Spain, 1998 to 2020.
Year Thousand persons Change
1998 1,848 Thousand persons
1999 1,596 Thousand persons -13.6%
2000 1,421 Thousand persons -11.0%
2001 1,115 Thousand persons -21.5%
2002 1,283 Thousand persons +15.1%
2003 1,289 Thousand persons +0.5%
2004 1,203 Thousand persons -6.7%
2005 1,026 Thousand persons -14.7%
2006 1,009 Thousand persons -1.7%
2007 1,116 Thousand persons +10.6%
2008 1,948 Thousand persons +74.6%
2009 2,604 Thousand persons +33.7%
2010 2,708 Thousand persons +4.0%
2011 2,980 Thousand persons +10.0%
2012 3,312 Thousand persons +11.1%
2013 3,250 Thousand persons -1.9%
2014 2,938 Thousand persons -9.6%
2015 2,591 Thousand persons -11.8%
2016 2,270 Thousand persons -12.4%
2017 1,999 Thousand persons -11.9%
2018 1,680 Thousand persons -16.0%
2019 1,597 Thousand persons -4.9%
2020 1,677 Thousand persons +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,722 Thousand persons 1,596 Thousand persons 1,848 Thousand persons 2
2000s 1,401 Thousand persons 1,009 Thousand persons 2,604 Thousand persons 10
2010s 2,532 Thousand persons 1,597 Thousand persons 3,312 Thousand persons 10
2020s 1,677 Thousand persons 1,677 Thousand persons 1,677 Thousand persons 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 1 Türkiye 1,784 Thousand persons compare
  2. 3 Italy 1,052 Thousand persons compare
  3. 4 France 570 Thousand persons compare
  4. 5 Metropolitan France 523 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Spain?
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Spain was 1,677 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 3,312 Thousand persons in 2012.
What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 1,009 Thousand persons in 2006.
How does Spain rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
Spain ranks 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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Indicator
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 973 data points, 1998–2020
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