Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Spain
Spain: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) was 15.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Spain, 1992–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Spain recorded 15.3% for unemployment with basic education in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Spain peaked at 35.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2006.
Spain ranks 16th 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 (% of total labor force with basic) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 18.7% | — |
| 1993 | 23.5% | +25.9% |
| 1994 | 25.4% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 23.7% | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 22.0% | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 15.2% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -23.6% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +42.4% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +62.7% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | -5.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 15.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Spain's 15.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.4%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Spain 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 | +62.7% | 15.1% | 24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 16.3% | 25.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 10.3% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 20.0% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 15.3% | 21.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More work & labour data for Spain
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4982 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1207 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,322 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,076 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 16,051 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Spain?
- Unemployment with basic education in Spain was 15.3% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Spain ranks 16th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 (% 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).