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

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

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
29th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2014
All-time low
0.0%
in 1991
Years of data
16
1986–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal, 1986–2016

0.050.10.150.20.251986200120161986: 0.097 % of labor force with low education in working age1987: 0.081 % of labor force with low education in working age1991: 0.044 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.104 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.123 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.126 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.114 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.097 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.159 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.195 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.183 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.236 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.266 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.274 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.249 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.226 % 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 2016, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal stood at 0.2%.

The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal peaked at 0.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.

That places Portugal 29th 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 16 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal, 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 Portugal, 1986 to 2016.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1986 0.1%
1987 0.1% -16.9%
1991 0.0% -44.9%
2004 0.1% +134.8%
2005 0.1% +17.5%
2006 0.1% +2.5%
2007 0.1% -9.4%
2008 0.1% -14.7%
2009 0.2% +64.0%
2010 0.2% +22.4%
2011 0.2% -6.1%
2012 0.2% +29.0%
2013 0.3% +12.5%
2014 0.3% +3.0%
2015 0.2% -9.1%
2016 0.2% -9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 6
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 26 Djibouti 0.3% compare
  2. 27 Austria 0.3% compare
  3. 28 Puerto Rico 0.2% compare
  4. 30 North Macedonia 0.2% compare
  5. 31 France 0.2% compare
  6. 32 Jordan 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
How does Portugal rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Portugal ranks 29th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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