Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 6.1% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Lithuania, 1998–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2026, unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Lithuania stood at 6.1%.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Lithuania peaked at 17.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2007.
Lithuania ranks 22nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.1% | — |
| 1999 | 16.0% | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -27.4% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -31.4% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -29.2% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -21.6% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +95.0% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +98.7% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +42.2% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -13.3% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | +4.6% |
| 2026 | 6.1% | -10.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +98.7% | 7.8% | 15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 13.1% | 16.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 4.0% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 6.0% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.1% | 9.1% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Lithuania?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Lithuania was 6.1% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Lithuania ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2026.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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