Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain

Spain: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
11th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2013
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain, 1998–2016

0.10.150.20.251998200720161998: 0.187 % of labor force with high education in working age1999: 0.154 % of labor force with high education in working age2000: 0.133 % of labor force with high education in working age2001: 0.102 % of labor force with high education in working age2002: 0.11 % of labor force with high education in working age2003: 0.111 % of labor force with high education in working age2004: 0.144 % of labor force with high education in working age2005: 0.11 % of labor force with high education in working age2006: 0.104 % of labor force with high education in working age2007: 0.091 % of labor force with high education in working age2008: 0.101 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.164 % of labor force with high education in working age2010: 0.188 % of labor force with high education in working age2011: 0.196 % of labor force with high education in working age2012: 0.249 % of labor force with high education in working age2013: 0.264 % of labor force with high education in working age2014: 0.254 % of labor force with high education in working age2015: 0.231 % of labor force with high education in working age2016: 0.213 % of labor force with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain stood at 0.2%.

The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 104.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain peaked at 0.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.

That places Spain 11th out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in Spain, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
1998 0.2%
1999 0.2% -17.7%
2000 0.1% -13.6%
2001 0.1% -23.7%
2002 0.1% +8.3%
2003 0.1% +0.6%
2004 0.1% +29.5%
2005 0.1% -23.4%
2006 0.1% -5.1%
2007 0.1% -12.8%
2008 0.1% +11.3%
2009 0.2% +61.4%
2010 0.2% +15.2%
2011 0.2% +4.1%
2012 0.2% +27.0%
2013 0.3% +5.9%
2014 0.3% -3.7%
2015 0.2% -8.9%
2016 0.2% -7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
How does Spain rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Spain ranks 11th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 104.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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