Unemployment with advanced education in Germany
Germany: Unemployment with advanced education was 2.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Germany, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Germany recorded 2.5% for unemployment with advanced education in 2024.
The figure is up 26.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Germany peaked at 5.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2019.
That places Germany 102nd out of 130 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 in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.2% | — |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +36.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 99 Norway 2.7% compare
- 100 United Arab Emirates 2.7% compare
- 101 Netherlands 2.5% compare
- 103 Cayman Islands 2.5% compare
- 104 Australia 2.5% compare
- 104 Japan 2.5% compare
More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Germany?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Germany was 2.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Germany ranks 102nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 (% 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).