Unemployment with advanced education, male in Portugal
Portugal: Unemployment with advanced education, male was 4.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Portugal, 1992–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with advanced education, male in Portugal stood at 4.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, male in Portugal peaked at 11.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1992.
That places Portugal 62nd out of 127 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.0% | — |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +90.7% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +60.0% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | +52.8% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -30.7% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -27.1% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +64.9% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -33.7% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -26.7% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +138.8% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +29.8% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +32.4% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +50.1% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -26.6% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +37.0% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -26.4% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -10.2% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | -11.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 4.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 4.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.0% | 4.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 1.7% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 4.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 6.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More work & labour data for Portugal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0528 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1795 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,134 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,861 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,504 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,250 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,754 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, male in Portugal?
- Unemployment with advanced education, male in Portugal was 4.1% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1992.
- How does Portugal rank for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- Portugal ranks 62nd out of 127 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, male rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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).