Unemployment with advanced education, male in Belgium
Belgium: Unemployment with advanced education, male was 3.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Belgium, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education, male in Belgium stood at 3.1%.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, male in Belgium peaked at 4.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.
That places Belgium 83rd out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.3% | — |
| 1993 | 3.3% | +42.2% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | +24.6% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -20.1% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -24.3% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +28.9% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 4.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, male in Belgium?
- Unemployment with advanced education, male in Belgium was 3.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- Belgium ranks 83rd out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).