Unemployment with advanced education in Euro area
Euro area: Unemployment with advanced education was 4.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Euro area, 1993–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education in Euro area stood at 4.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Euro area peaked at 10.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 8.3% | — |
| 1994 | 9.5% | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +32.9% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 5.9% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 6.3% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Euro area
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Euro area?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Euro area was 4.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2008.
- How does Euro area rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Euro area ranks 11th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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 (% of total 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).