Unemployment with intermediate education in Portugal
Portugal: Unemployment with intermediate education was 6.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education in Portugal, 1992–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 6.7% for unemployment with intermediate education in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Portugal peaked at 17.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1992.
That places Portugal 53rd out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.3% | — |
| 1993 | 7.9% | +83.5% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 9.7% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | -36.6% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -20.7% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +25.7% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +31.5% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 4.3% | 10.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 4.4% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 7.2% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.7% | 8.4% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0528 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Portugal?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Portugal was 6.7% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1992.
- How does Portugal rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Portugal ranks 53rd out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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).