Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Czechia
Czechia: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Czechia, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Czechia is 2.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Czechia peaked at 8.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2019.
That places Czechia 45th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.3% | — |
| 1998 | 5.9% | +37.2% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +44.1% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -26.4% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +52.3% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -27.5% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +30.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 4.3% | 8.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 4.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 2.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2573 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,262 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,792 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,042 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,186 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,228 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Czechia?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Czechia was 2.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2019.
- How does Czechia rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level?
- Czechia ranks 45th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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