Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force) was 8.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Lithuania, 1998–2024
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 Lithuania is 8.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Lithuania peaked at 24.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2007.
Lithuania ranks 22nd of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.6% | — |
| 1999 | 17.8% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 21.3% | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 20.9% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | -33.9% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -25.7% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -26.0% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +40.6% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +184.7% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +28.8% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +33.5% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | +4.6% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 8.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.3%, 2.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 8.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force) 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 | +184.7% | 6.5% | 18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 17.6% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 4.7% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 8.1% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 7.5% | 11.3% | 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 intermediate education, male in Lithuania?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Lithuania was 8.9% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployment with intermediate education, male?
- Lithuania ranks 22nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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).