Unemployment with advanced education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Unemployment with advanced education was 5.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2009–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 5.6% for unemployment with advanced education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 8.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7.8% | — |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.2% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.6% | 8.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 48.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 29.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 35.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 5.6% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2024.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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).