Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Spain
Spain: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level was 10.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10.5%
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
4th
of 45 countries
All-time high
26.1%
in 2013
All-time low
8.2%
in 2007
Years of data
40
1986–2025
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Spain, 1986–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Spain recorded 10.5% for unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Spain peaked at 26.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2007.
Spain ranks 4th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 21.3% | — |
| 1987 | 20.6% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 19.9% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 17.3% | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 16.3% | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 15.9% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 17.7% | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | +25.4% |
| 1994 | 24.2% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 22.2% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | -24.6% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +37.8% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +58.4% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 10.5% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.8% | 17.3% | 21.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 15.5% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 8.2% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 14.1% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 10.5% | 15.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 1 Montenegro 17.9% compare
- 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.2% compare
- 3 North Macedonia 11.5% compare
- 5 Finland 9.7% compare
- 6 Greece 8.9% compare
- 7 Sweden 8.8% compare
More work & labour data for Spain
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4982 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1207 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,073 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,322 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,076 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 16,051 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Spain?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Spain was 10.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level?
- Spain ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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