Unemployment with basic education, male in Austria
Austria: Unemployment with basic education, male was 14.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, male in Austria, 1995–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with basic education, male in Austria stood at 14.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Austria peaked at 15.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1995.
That places Austria 18th out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.9% | — |
| 1996 | 8.4% | +40.7% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +26.5% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +25.2% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 5.9% | 10.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 7.2% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 10.5% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 12.5% | 15.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Austria?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Austria was 14.4% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1995.
- How does Austria rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Austria ranks 18th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education, male (% of male labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).