Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) was 17.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Lithuania, 1998–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with basic education in Lithuania stood at 17.3%.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Lithuania peaked at 39.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2007.
That places Lithuania 14th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.7% | — |
| 1999 | 19.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +21.2% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -34.7% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -29.0% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -29.8% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +73.2% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | +137.2% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +24.0% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -26.9% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | -4.4% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 17.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 2.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 17.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.4%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +137.2% | 12.5% | 29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 18.7% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 7.2% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 17.1% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 16.4% | 22.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More work & labour data for Lithuania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1248 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,880 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 526.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 615.89 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 592.78 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,209 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Lithuania?
- Unemployment with basic education in Lithuania was 17.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Lithuania ranks 14th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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).