Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Unemployment rates by educational attainment level was 6.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.4%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
12.0%
in 2013
All-time low
6.4%
in 2024
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 6.4% for unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 12.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8.9% | — |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.5% | 9.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 7.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.4% | 7.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Montenegro 17.9% compare
- 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.2% compare
- 3 North Macedonia 11.5% compare
- 4 Spain 10.5% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 6.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2024.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 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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