Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
1,140
Spain
Lowest
2
Cyprus
Median
42
Years covered
18
2009–2026
Data points
840
What the numbers show
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 1,140 in Spain; the lowest is 2 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 42, and the mean is 130.49.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 570.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 81.8%).
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 1,140 | 2026 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 1,024 | 2026 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 3 | Italy | 617 | 2026 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 4 | France | 591 | 2026 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 5 | Germany | 497 | 2026 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 6 | Sweden | 241 | 2026 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 190 | 2026 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 141 | 2026 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 9 | Netherlands | 130 | 2026 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 10 | Finland | 106 | 2026 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 100 | 2026 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium | 89 | 2026 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 13 | Austria | 77 | 2026 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 77 | 2026 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Greece | 75 | 2026 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Denmark | 72 | 2026 | up 41.2% | falling |
| 17 | Switzerland | 65 | 2026 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 18 | Norway | 61 | 2026 | unchanged | falling |
| 19 | Hungary | 57 | 2026 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 20 | Poland | 56 | 2026 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Slovakia | 47 | 2026 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 22 | Czechia | 44 | 2026 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 42 | 2026 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 36 | 2026 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 25 | Serbia | 32 | 2026 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 25 | Serbia | 32 | 2026 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 27 | Ireland | 29 | 2026 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26 | 2026 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 25 | 2026 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 25 | 2026 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Lithuania | 16 | 2026 | unchanged | falling |
| 32 | Estonia | 13 | 2026 | up 62.5% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 12 | 2026 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 11 | 2026 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Croatia | 10 | 2026 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Lithuania | 9 | 2026 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 9 | 2026 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 9 | 2026 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 8 | 2026 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 40 | Montenegro | 7 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 7 | 2026 | up 250.0% | falling |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 6 | 2026 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 42 | Slovenia | 6 | 2026 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 3 | 2026 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 45 | Cyprus | 2 | 2026 | down 81.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.