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

Ireland: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.3%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
19th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2013
All-time low
0.2%
in 1983
Years of data
16
1983–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland, 1983–2016

00.10.20.30.41983199920161983: 0.162 % of labor force with low education in working age1984: 0.178 % of labor force with low education in working age1985: 0.198 % of labor force with low education in working age1986: 0.198 % of labor force with low education in working age1987: 0.2 % of labor force with low education in working age1989: 0.18 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.179 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.186 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.192 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.216 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.293 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.316 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.39 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.352 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.315 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.328 % of labor force with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.3% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 70.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland peaked at 0.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1983.

Ireland ranks 19th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland, 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 Ireland, 1983 to 2016.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1983 0.2%
1984 0.2% +9.9%
1985 0.2% +10.9%
1986 0.2% +0.2%
1987 0.2% +1.1%
1989 0.2% -10.4%
2004 0.2% -0.6%
2005 0.2% +4.1%
2006 0.2% +3.4%
2007 0.2% +12.4%
2008 0.3% +35.7%
2009 0.3% +7.9%
2013 0.4% +23.2%
2014 0.4% -9.8%
2015 0.3% -10.5%
2016 0.3% +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 6
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 6
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 16 Hungary 0.4% compare
  2. 17 South Africa 0.3% compare
  3. 18 Italy 0.3% compare
  4. 20 Lithuania 0.3% compare
  5. 21 Cyprus 0.3% compare
  6. 22 Albania 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1983.
How does Ireland rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Ireland ranks 19th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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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