Unemployment with basic education in Euro area
Euro area: Unemployment with basic education was 12.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Euro area, 1993–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 12.5% for unemployment with basic education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Euro area peaked at 23.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 15.2% | — |
| 1994 | 16.9% | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 16.1% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 15.7% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +33.0% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 14.6% | 16.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 13.0% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 15.0% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 12.5% | 15.1% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Euro area
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Euro area?
- Unemployment with basic education in Euro area was 12.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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 (% of total 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).