Unemployment with intermediate education in Netherlands
Netherlands: Unemployment with intermediate education was 3.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education in Netherlands, 1996–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with intermediate education in Netherlands stood at 3.3%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Netherlands peaked at 7.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2001.
Netherlands ranks 108th of 130 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 in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5.1% | — |
| 1997 | 4.3% | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -20.4% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -26.3% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +26.1% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +37.6% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +44.7% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +31.9% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +31.4% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +29.5% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -24.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 2.7% | 5.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 1.7% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Netherlands?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Netherlands was 3.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Netherlands ranks 108th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. 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 (% of total 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).