Unemployment with intermediate education in Spain
Spain: Unemployment with intermediate education was 11.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Spain, 1992–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with intermediate education in Spain is 11.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Spain peaked at 26.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2007.
That places Spain 18th out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 19.6% | — |
| 1993 | 23.5% | +19.9% |
| 1994 | 26.5% | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 19.3% | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -23.9% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +36.2% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +58.3% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | -11.3% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.0% | 16.7% | 26.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 8.0% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 14.5% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 11.5% | 17.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Spain?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Spain was 11.5% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Spain ranks 18th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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).