Unemployment with advanced education in Greece
Greece: Unemployment with advanced education was 7.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Greece, 1987–2024
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 Greece stood at 7.3%.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Greece peaked at 20.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2008.
That places Greece 34th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 7.2% | — |
| 1988 | 7.3% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 7.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | +19.2% |
| 1994 | 8.4% | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 9.7% | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +35.7% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +42.8% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +32.3% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.5% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.1% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 10.0% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 7.3% | 11.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 31 Montenegro 7.5% compare
- 32 Armenia 7.5% compare
- 33 North Macedonia 7.3% compare
- 35 Cape Verde 7.1% compare
- 36 Togo 7.1% compare
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6447 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3231 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,753 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,215 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,276 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Greece?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Greece was 7.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Greece ranks 34th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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).