Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
21.2%
Montenegro
Lowest
3.1%
Czechia
Median
5.9%
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,257
What the numbers show
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 21.2% in Montenegro; the lowest is 3.1% in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.9%, and the mean is 6.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 71.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 69.0%).
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 | 11.4% | 2026 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 11.3% | 2026 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 4 | Spain | 10.8% | 2026 | down 41.9% | flat |
| 4 | Finland | 10.8% | 2026 | up 35.0% | falling |
| 6 | Greece | 10.7% | 2026 | down 54.7% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 9.1% | 2026 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 8 | Serbia | 9.0% | 2026 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 9 | Türkiye | 8.6% | 2026 | down 28.3% | flat |
| 10 | France | 8.2% | 2026 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 11 | Lithuania | 7.4% | 2026 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 11 | Lithuania | 7.4% | 2026 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 11 | Denmark | 7.4% | 2026 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 7.1% | 2026 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 14 | Estonia | 7.1% | 2026 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 14 | Latvia | 7.1% | 2026 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 14 | Latvia | 7.1% | 2026 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 7.1% | 2026 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 19 | Romania | 6.5% | 2026 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 20 | Belgium | 6.3% | 2026 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 20 | Austria | 6.3% | 2026 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 6.2% | 2026 | down 41.5% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 5.9% | 2026 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 5.9% | 2026 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 25 | Croatia | 5.5% | 2026 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 25 | Croatia | 5.5% | 2026 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 27 | Italy | 5.4% | 2026 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 28 | Iceland | 5.3% | 2025 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 29 | Switzerland | 5.2% | 2026 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 4.9% | 2020 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.9% | 2020 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 4.9% | 2026 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Norway | 4.8% | 2026 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 34 | Hungary | 4.7% | 2026 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 35 | Slovenia | 4.2% | 2026 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 35 | Netherlands | 4.2% | 2026 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands | 4.2% | 2026 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 35 | Slovenia | 4.2% | 2026 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 39 | Germany | 4.0% | 2026 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 39 | Cyprus | 4.0% | 2026 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Malta | 3.5% | 2026 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 42 | Poland | 3.3% | 2026 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Poland | 3.3% | 2026 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 3.2% | 2026 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Czechia | 3.1% | 2026 | down 13.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.