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

Spain: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
11th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2013
All-time low
0.1%
in 2001
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Spain, 1992–2016

0.10.20.30.40.51992200420161992: 0.162 % of labor force with low education in working age1993: 0.206 % of labor force with low education in working age1994: 0.224 % of labor force with low education in working age1995: 0.209 % of labor force with low education in working age1996: 0.204 % of labor force with low education in working age1997: 0.191 % of labor force with low education in working age1998: 0.184 % of labor force with low education in working age1999: 0.156 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.151 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.11 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.121 % of labor force with low education in working age2003: 0.123 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.21 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.172 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.167 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.167 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.184 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.317 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.337 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.368 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.44 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.491 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.431 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.419 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.416 % 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 Spain stood at 0.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 149.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Spain peaked at 0.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.

Spain ranks 11th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Spain, 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 Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1992 0.2%
1993 0.2% +26.8%
1994 0.2% +8.8%
1995 0.2% -6.4%
1996 0.2% -2.2%
1997 0.2% -6.7%
1998 0.2% -3.4%
1999 0.2% -15.5%
2000 0.2% -3.2%
2001 0.1% -26.8%
2002 0.1% +9.2%
2003 0.1% +2.0%
2004 0.2% +70.6%
2005 0.2% -17.9%
2006 0.2% -3.3%
2007 0.2% +0.5%
2008 0.2% +9.9%
2009 0.3% +72.6%
2010 0.3% +6.2%
2011 0.4% +9.1%
2012 0.4% +19.6%
2013 0.5% +11.5%
2014 0.4% -12.2%
2015 0.4% -2.9%
2016 0.4% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Spain?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Spain was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
How does Spain rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Spain ranks 11th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 149.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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