Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
21.2%
Montenegro
Lowest
3.0%
Czechia
Median
5.9%
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,296
What the numbers show
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 21.2% in Montenegro; the lowest is 3.0% in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.9%, and the mean is 6.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 160.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 72.1%).
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 21.2% | 2020 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.2% | 2026 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 3 | Finland | 11.4% | 2026 | up 42.5% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 11.3% | 2026 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 11.3% | 2026 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 6 | Spain | 9.9% | 2026 | down 46.8% | flat |
| 7 | Sweden | 9.4% | 2026 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 8 | France | 8.0% | 2026 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 7.9% | 2026 | down 66.5% | rising |
| 10 | Türkiye | 7.7% | 2026 | down 35.8% | flat |
| 11 | Lithuania | 7.4% | 2026 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 12 | Serbia | 7.2% | 2026 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 12 | Serbia | 7.2% | 2026 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 14 | Estonia | 7.1% | 2026 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 14 | Latvia | 7.1% | 2026 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 7.0% | 2026 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 7.0% | 2026 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 18 | Romania | 6.8% | 2026 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 19 | Denmark | 6.6% | 2026 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 6.6% | 2026 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 21 | Iceland | 6.5% | 2026 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 6.1% | 2026 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 22 | Lithuania | 6.1% | 2026 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 24 | Italy | 5.9% | 2026 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 5.9% | 2026 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 26 | Austria | 5.7% | 2026 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 5.6% | 2026 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 5.5% | 2026 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 29 | Portugal | 5.3% | 2026 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 30 | Ireland | 5.1% | 2026 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 4.9% | 2020 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 4.9% | 2020 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 31 | Switzerland | 4.9% | 2026 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 34 | Norway | 4.8% | 2026 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 4.7% | 2026 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 36 | Hungary | 4.5% | 2026 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 37 | Netherlands | 4.2% | 2026 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 37 | Slovenia | 4.2% | 2026 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 39 | Germany | 3.9% | 2026 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 40 | Netherlands | 3.8% | 2026 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 40 | Slovenia | 3.8% | 2026 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 42 | Cyprus | 3.6% | 2026 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 3.6% | 2026 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Poland | 3.3% | 2026 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 3.3% | 2026 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 46 | Poland | 3.2% | 2026 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Czechia | 3.0% | 2026 | down 16.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.