Unemployment with basic education, male in Belgium
Belgium: Unemployment with basic education, male was 12.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, male in Belgium, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education, male in Belgium is 12.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Belgium peaked at 16.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1992.
Belgium ranks 22nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.7% | — |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +30.4% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +25.2% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | -30.2% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +24.9% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 6.7% | 12.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 8.1% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 10.6% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 11.4% | 13.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Belgium?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Belgium was 12.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1992.
- How does Belgium rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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).