Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Belgium
Belgium: Unemployment with intermediate education, male was 6.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Belgium, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with intermediate education, male in Belgium is 6.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Belgium peaked at 8.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2001.
That places Belgium 47th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.2% | — |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +24.7% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +29.2% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -26.9% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -24.8% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +49.1% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 4.2% | 6.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 3.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 5.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, male in Belgium?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Belgium was 6.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for unemployment with intermediate education, male?
- Belgium ranks 47th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).