Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Unemployment with intermediate education, male was 4.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1997–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 4.2% for unemployment with intermediate education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 16.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2019.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 20th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.7% | — |
| 1998 | 8.9% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +21.2% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -26.0% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -19.9% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +53.0% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +29.2% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 8.7% | 10.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 6.1% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 3.9% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More work & labour data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 25.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 32.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 29.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 68.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics was 4.2% 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 Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2019.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for unemployment with intermediate education, male?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 20th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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).