Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force) was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Lithuania, 1998–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 4.1% for unemployment with advanced education in 2024.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Lithuania peaked at 9.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2007.
That places Lithuania 72nd 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 27 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.4% | — |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | -21.6% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -39.3% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -31.6% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -23.6% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +40.8% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +106.4% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +40.7% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +8.9% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 4.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.0%, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 4.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force) in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +106.4% | 2.9% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 2.1% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.8% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More work & labour data for Lithuania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1248 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,880 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 526.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 615.89 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 592.78 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,209 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Lithuania?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Lithuania was 4.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Lithuania ranks 72nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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).