Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium

Belgium: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.1% in 2003. ▲ Rising

Latest (2003)
0.1%
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
40th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1999
All-time low
0.1%
in 1992
Years of data
18
1985–2003

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium, 1985–2003

00.050.10.150.21985199420031985: 0.123 % of labor force with low education in working age1986: 0.121 % of labor force with low education in working age1987: 0.12 % of labor force with low education in working age1988: 0.106 % of labor force with low education in working age1989: 0.088 % of labor force with low education in working age1991: 0.074 % of labor force with low education in working age1992: 0.066 % of labor force with low education in working age1993: 0.079 % of labor force with low education in working age1994: 0.095 % of labor force with low education in working age1995: 0.092 % of labor force with low education in working age1996: 0.094 % of labor force with low education in working age1997: 0.089 % of labor force with low education in working age1998: 0.171 % of labor force with low education in working age1999: 0.176 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.135 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.141 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.134 % of labor force with low education in working age2003: 0.139 % of labor force with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.1% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2003.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium peaked at 0.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1992.

That places Belgium 40th out of 107 countries with data for 2003, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age) in Belgium, 1985 to 2003.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1985 0.1%
1986 0.1% -1.1%
1987 0.1% -1.4%
1988 0.1% -11.7%
1989 0.1% -16.7%
1991 0.1% -15.8%
1992 0.1% -11.5%
1993 0.1% +20.7%
1994 0.1% +19.5%
1995 0.1% -2.4%
1996 0.1% +1.3%
1997 0.1% -5.2%
1998 0.2% +92.5%
1999 0.2% +3.3%
2000 0.1% -23.3%
2001 0.1% +3.9%
2002 0.1% -5.0%
2003 0.1% +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 37 Poland 0.2% compare
  2. 38 Norway 0.2%
  3. 39 Netherlands 0.2% compare
  4. 41 Brazil 0.1% compare
  5. 42 Serbia 0.1%
  6. 43 Belarus 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium was 0.1% in 2003, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
How does Belgium rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Belgium ranks 40th out of 107 countries with data for 2003.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,474 data points, 1970–2021
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