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

Netherlands: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
39th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2014
All-time low
0.0%
in 2001
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands, 1988–2016

0.050.10.150.21988200220161988: 0.093 % of labor force with low education in working age1989: 0.085 % of labor force with low education in working age1994: 0.068 % of labor force with low education in working age1995: 0.063 % of labor force with low education in working age1999: 0.095 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.065 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.046 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.056 % of labor force with low education in working age2003: 0.083 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.102 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.088 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.076 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.084 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.068 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.08 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.132 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.097 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.089 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.109 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.195 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.175 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.159 % of labor force with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.2% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016.

That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 109.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands peaked at 0.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.

That places Netherlands 39th out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands, 1988 to 2016.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1988 0.1%
1989 0.1% -8.0%
1994 0.1% -20.8%
1995 0.1% -6.2%
1999 0.1% +50.2%
2000 0.1% -31.9%
2001 0.0% -29.7%
2002 0.1% +23.8%
2003 0.1% +47.8%
2004 0.1% +22.2%
2005 0.1% -13.5%
2006 0.1% -14.3%
2007 0.1% +10.8%
2008 0.1% -18.8%
2009 0.1% +18.2%
2010 0.1% +63.7%
2011 0.1% -26.5%
2012 0.1% -8.1%
2013 0.1% +22.8%
2014 0.2% +78.3%
2015 0.2% -10.1%
2016 0.2% -9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

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  4. 40 Belgium 0.1% compare
  5. 41 Brazil 0.1% compare
  6. 42 Serbia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
How does Netherlands rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Netherlands ranks 39th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 109.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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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