Unemployment with basic education, male in Spain
Spain: Unemployment with basic education, male was 12.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, male in Spain, 1992–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Spain recorded 12.7% for unemployment with basic education, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Spain peaked at 34.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2006.
Spain ranks 23rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 14.7% | — |
| 1993 | 20.1% | +36.8% |
| 1994 | 21.4% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 19.4% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 15.1% | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | -21.8% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +70.8% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +79.1% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 12.7% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 11.8% | 21.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 7.6% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 16.9% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 12.7% | 18.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Spain?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Spain was 12.7% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Spain ranks 23rd out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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).