Unemployment with basic education, male in Netherlands
Netherlands: Unemployment with basic education, male was 6.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, male in Netherlands, 1996–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with basic education, male in Netherlands stood at 6.0%.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Netherlands peaked at 11.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2001.
That places Netherlands 65th 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 29 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.1% | — |
| 1997 | 6.7% | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -27.3% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -29.7% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +80.2% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 4.8% | 8.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 2.5% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 5.6% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Netherlands?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Netherlands was 6.0% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Netherlands ranks 65th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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).