Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Spain
Spain: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 10.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10.5
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
7th
of 38 countries
All-time high
26.1
in 2013
All-time low
8.2
in 2007
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Spain, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Spain recorded 10.5 for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2025.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Spain peaked at 26.1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.2, in 2007.
That places Spain 7th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.5 | — |
| 2000 | 13.8 | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 10.4 | -24.6% |
| 2002 | 11.2 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 11.3 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.1 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 9.2 | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 8.5 | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 8.2 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 11.3 | +37.8% |
| 2009 | 17.9 | +58.4% |
| 2010 | 19.9 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 21.4 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 24.8 | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 26.1 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 24.5 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 22.1 | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 19.6 | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 17.2 | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 15.3 | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 14.1 | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 15.5 | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 14.9 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 13 | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 12.2 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 11.4 | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 10.5 | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.29 | 8.2 | 17.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5 | 14.1 | 26.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.92 | 10.5 | 15.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 4 Martinique 13.4 compare
- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.2 compare
- 6 North Macedonia 11.5 compare
- 8 Finland 9.7 compare
- 9 Greece 8.9 compare
- 10 Sweden 8.8 compare
More work & labour data for Spain
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4982 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1207 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,073 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,322 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,076 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 16,051 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Spain?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Spain was 10.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2 in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Spain ranks 7th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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