Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Netherlands
Netherlands: Unemployment with intermediate education, male was 3.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Netherlands, 1996–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Netherlands stood at 3.1%.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Netherlands peaked at 7.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2001.
Netherlands ranks 100th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.8% | — |
| 1997 | 3.3% | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -23.6% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -28.9% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +35.8% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +56.6% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -25.6% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +31.4% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +37.5% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.2% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, male in Netherlands?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Netherlands was 3.1% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for unemployment with intermediate education, male?
- Netherlands ranks 100th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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).