Unemployment rates by educational attainment level by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
17.9%
Montenegro
Lowest
2.8%
Czechia
Median
6.0%
Years covered
43
1983–2025
Data points
1,478
What the numbers show
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 17.9% in Montenegro; the lowest is 2.8% in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.0%, and the mean is 6.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 37 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 11.5% | 2025 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 10.5% | 2025 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 6 | Finland | 9.7% | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 7 | Greece | 8.9% | 2025 | down 64.3% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 8.8% | 2025 | up 18.9% | flat |
| 9 | Serbia | 8.7% | 2025 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 9 | Serbia | 8.7% | 2025 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 11 | Türkiye | 8.4% | 2025 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 12 | France | 7.7% | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 13 | Estonia | 7.5% | 2025 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 13 | Estonia | 7.5% | 2025 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 15 | Latvia | 6.9% | 2025 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 15 | Lithuania | 6.9% | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 15 | Lithuania | 6.9% | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 15 | Latvia | 6.9% | 2025 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 6.5% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 6.4% | 2025 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 21 | Belgium | 6.2% | 2025 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 22 | Italy | 6.1% | 2025 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 22 | Romania | 6.1% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 24 | Portugal | 6.0% | 2025 | down 52.4% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 5.7% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 5.4% | 2025 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 5.4% | 2025 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 4.9% | 2025 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 28 | Switzerland | 4.9% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 4.9% | 2025 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 31 | Ireland | 4.7% | 2025 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Norway | 4.5% | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 32 | Iceland | 4.5% | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 34 | Hungary | 4.4% | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 34 | Cyprus | 4.4% | 2025 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 3.9% | 2025 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 36 | Netherlands | 3.9% | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 36 | Netherlands | 3.9% | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 3.9% | 2025 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 3.8% | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 3.8% | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 40 | Germany | 3.8% | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 3.5% | 2025 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 44 | Poland | 3.1% | 2025 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Poland | 3.1% | 2025 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 3.1% | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 47 | 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.