Unemployment with advanced education, male in Germany
Germany: Unemployment with advanced education, male was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Germany, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education, male in Germany is 2.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 27.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, male in Germany peaked at 5.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2022.
That places Germany 105th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.2% | — |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +16.0% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -19.6% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -26.1% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +25.1% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -34.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +37.7% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -24.6% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +27.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.2% | 5.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, male in Germany?
- Unemployment with advanced education, male in Germany was 2.3% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- Germany ranks 105th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, male rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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).