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

Poland: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
down 16.9%
World rank
37th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2005
All-time low
0.1%
in 1998
Years of data
21
1997–2019

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Poland, 1997–2019

0.10.20.30.41997200820191997: 0.131 % of labor force with low education in working age1998: 0.101 % of labor force with low education in working age1999: 0.123 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.171 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.188 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.207 % of labor force with low education in working age2003: 0.22 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.209 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.392 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.336 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.275 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.192 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.16 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.212 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.236 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.251 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.273 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.256 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.233 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.213 % of labor force with low education in working age2019: 0.177 % of labor force with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Poland stood at 0.2%.

The figure is down 16.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Poland peaked at 0.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1998.

That places Poland 37th out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Poland, 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 Poland, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1997 0.1%
1998 0.1% -23.1%
1999 0.1% +22.6%
2000 0.2% +38.5%
2001 0.2% +10.4%
2002 0.2% +9.9%
2003 0.2% +6.2%
2004 0.2% -5.0%
2005 0.4% +87.9%
2006 0.3% -14.3%
2007 0.3% -18.3%
2008 0.2% -30.1%
2009 0.2% -16.6%
2010 0.2% +32.6%
2011 0.2% +10.9%
2012 0.3% +6.5%
2013 0.3% +8.6%
2014 0.3% -6.3%
2015 0.2% -9.0%
2016 0.2% -8.2%
2019 0.2% -16.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Poland?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Poland was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
How does Poland rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Poland ranks 37th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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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