Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 16 Thousand persons in 2026. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Lithuania, 2009–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 16 Thousand persons for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 220.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Lithuania peaked at 32 Thousand persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5 Thousand persons, in 2025.
That places Lithuania 29th out of 43 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 28 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 32 Thousand persons | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 29 Thousand persons | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 29 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23 Thousand persons | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 20 Thousand persons | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 17 Thousand persons | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 16 Thousand persons | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 8 Thousand persons | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 10 Thousand persons | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 13 Thousand persons | +30.0% |
| 2020 | 13 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 Thousand persons | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 11 Thousand persons | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 16 Thousand persons | +45.5% |
| 2024 | 10 Thousand persons | -37.5% |
| 2025 | 5 Thousand persons | -50.0% |
| 2026 | 16 Thousand persons | +220.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28 Thousand persons | 28 Thousand persons | 28 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.7 Thousand persons | 8 Thousand persons | 32 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.57 Thousand persons | 5 Thousand persons | 16 Thousand persons | 7 |
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- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 38.1 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 79.7% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,566 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,214 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,566 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Lithuania?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Lithuania was 16 Thousand persons in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 32 Thousand persons in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Lithuania ranks 29th out of 43 countries with data for 2026.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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