Unemployment with advanced education in France
France: Unemployment with advanced education was 5.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in France, 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 France stood at 5.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in France peaked at 7.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2022.
That places France 58th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in France, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6.7% | — |
| 1994 | 7.4% | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | -19.1% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.8% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in France?
- Unemployment with advanced education in France was 5.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2022.
- How does France rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- France ranks 58th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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).