Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands
Netherlands: Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 141 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands, 2009–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2026, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands stood at 141.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands peaked at 288 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 114, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 8th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 215 | — |
| 2010 | 217 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 229 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 253 | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 288 | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 276 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 254 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 218 | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 185 | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 154 | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 153 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 166 | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 117 | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 114 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 124 | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 116 | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 126 | +8.6% |
| 2026 | 141 | +11.9% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 141 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57, 2.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 141 is above the median for high income countries, which is 63, 2.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 215 | 215 | 215 | 1 |
| 2010s | 222.7 | 153 | 288 | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.14 | 114 | 166 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands was 141 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 288 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 114 in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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