Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 4.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 4.9% for unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2020.
That represents a change of up 36.1% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom peaked at 8.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2019.
That places United Kingdom 31st out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.2% | — |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +36.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 4.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.0%, 82% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 4.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.7%, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +36.1% | 3.6% | 4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.6% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom was 4.9% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- United Kingdom ranks 31st out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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