Unemployment rates by educational attainment level by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
17.9%
Montenegro
Lowest
2.8%
Czechia
Median
5.7%
Years covered
43
1983–2025
Data points
1,442

What the numbers show

Unemployment rates by educational attainment level is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 17.9% in Montenegro; the lowest is 2.8% in Czechia.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.7%, and the mean is 6.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 18.9%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 70.7%).

Unemployment rates by educational attainment level: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Montenegro 17.9% 2020 down 9.1% falling
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.2% 2025 falling
3 North Macedonia 11.5% 2025 down 55.9% falling
4 Spain 10.5% 2025 down 52.5% falling
5 Finland 9.7% 2025 up 3.2% falling
6 Greece 8.9% 2025 down 64.3% rising
7 Sweden 8.8% 2025 up 18.9% flat
8 Serbia 8.7% 2025 down 51.1% falling
9 Türkiye 8.4% 2025 down 18.4% rising
10 France 7.7% 2025 down 26.0% falling
11 Estonia 7.5% 2025 up 17.2% falling
11 Estonia 7.5% 2025 up 17.2% falling
13 Lithuania 6.9% 2025 down 24.2% falling
13 Latvia 6.9% 2025 down 30.3% falling
13 Latvia 6.9% 2025 down 30.3% falling
13 Lithuania 6.9% 2025 down 24.2% falling
17 Luxembourg 6.5% 2025 down 3.0% rising
18 Denmark 6.4% 2025 up 1.6% falling
19 Belgium 6.2% 2025 down 27.1% falling
20 Italy 6.1% 2025 down 48.7% falling
20 Romania 6.1% 2025 down 10.3% falling
22 Portugal 6.0% 2025 down 52.4% rising
23 Austria 5.7% 2025 unchanged rising
24 Slovakia 5.4% 2025 down 53.0% falling
24 Slovakia 5.4% 2025 down 53.0% falling
26 Switzerland 4.9% 2025 up 2.1% rising
26 Croatia 4.9% 2025 down 69.8% falling
26 Croatia 4.9% 2025 down 69.8% falling
29 Ireland 4.7% 2025 down 53.0% volatile
30 Norway 4.5% 2025 up 4.7% falling
30 Iceland 4.5% 2025 up 12.5% rising
32 Hungary 4.4% 2025 down 35.3% falling
32 Cyprus 4.4% 2025 down 70.7% volatile
34 Netherlands 3.9% 2025 down 43.5% falling
34 Slovenia 3.9% 2025 down 56.7% falling
34 Slovenia 3.9% 2025 down 56.7% falling
34 Netherlands 3.9% 2025 down 43.5% falling
38 United Kingdom 3.8% 2019 down 50.0% falling
38 Germany 3.8% 2025 down 17.4% falling
38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.8% 2019 down 50.0% falling
41 Bulgaria 3.5% 2025 down 62.0% falling
42 Poland 3.1% 2025 down 58.7% volatile
42 Poland 3.1% 2025 down 58.7% volatile
42 Malta 3.1% 2025 down 42.6% falling
45 Czechia 2.8% 2025 down 45.1% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,442 data points, 1983–2025
Last refreshed