Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
1,248
Spain
Lowest
3
Cyprus
Median
55.5
Years covered
18
2009–2026
Data points
660
What the numbers show
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 1,248 in Spain; the lowest is 3 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 55.5, and the mean is 134.65.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 416.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 72.7%).
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 1,248 | 2026 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 2 | France | 561 | 2026 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 3 | Italy | 548 | 2026 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 494 | 2026 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 5 | Romania | 222 | 2026 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 211 | 2026 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 141 | 2026 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 8 | Portugal | 121 | 2026 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Greece | 108 | 2026 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Belgium | 91 | 2026 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 11 | Austria | 83 | 2026 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 83 | 2026 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 77 | 2026 | up 51.0% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 77 | 2026 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Switzerland | 67 | 2026 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 65 | 2026 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 17 | Hungary | 61 | 2026 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 18 | Serbia | 50 | 2026 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 47 | 2026 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 44 | 2026 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 32 | 2026 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 26 | 2026 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23 | 2026 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 24 | Ireland | 20 | 2026 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Lithuania | 16 | 2026 | unchanged | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 12 | 2026 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 10 | 2026 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Estonia | 9 | 2026 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 29 | Montenegro | 7 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 6 | 2026 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 30 | Slovenia | 6 | 2026 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 32 | Malta | 5 | 2026 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 33 | Iceland | 4 | 2025 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 34 | Cyprus | 3 | 2026 | down 72.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.