Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
24.9
Mayotte
Lowest
3.7
Schleswig-Holstein
Median
6.1
Years covered
27
1999β2025
Data points
11,084
What the numbers show
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 24.9 in Mayotte; the lowest is 3.7 in Schleswig-Holstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.1, and the mean is 7.29.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 18.9%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 70.7%).
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 24.9 | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 1 | Montenegro | 17.9 | 2020 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 2 | Guadeloupe | 16.6 | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 3 | Martinique | 13.4 | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.2 | 2025 | β | falling |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 11.5 | 2025 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 6 | Spain | 10.5 | 2025 | down 52.5% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 9.7 | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 8 | Greece | 8.9 | 2025 | down 64.3% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 8.8 | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 10 | Serbia, Republic of | 8.7 | 2025 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 11 | France | 7.7 | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 12 | Estonia | 7.5 | 2025 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 13 | Lithuania | 6.9 | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 6.9 | 2025 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 6.5 | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 16 | Denmark | 6.4 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 6.2 | 2025 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 6.1 | 2025 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 18 | Romania | 6.1 | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 20 | Portugal | 6 | 2025 | down 52.4% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 5.7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 22 | Slovak Republic | 5.4 | 2025 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 23 | Switzerland | 4.9 | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 4.9 | 2025 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 25 | Ireland | 4.7 | 2025 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Iceland | 4.5 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 4.5 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 28 | Cyprus | 4.4 | 2025 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Hungary | 4.4 | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 30 | Netherlands | 3.9 | 2025 | down 43.5% | rising |
| 30 | Slovenia | 3.9 | 2025 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 32 | Germany | 3.8 | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 3.8 | 2019 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 3.5 | 2025 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 35 | Malta | 3.1 | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 35 | Poland | 3.1 | 2025 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Czechia | 2.8 | 2025 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 325 | Schleswig-Holstein | 3.7 | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |