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

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

Latest (2016)
0.3%
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
25th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2014
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sweden, 2004–2016

0.10.150.20.250.32004201020162004: 0.098 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.123 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.098 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.082 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.105 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.17 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.179 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.16 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.222 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.208 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.31 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.239 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.256 % 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 Sweden stood at 0.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 161.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sweden peaked at 0.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.

Sweden ranks 25th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sweden, 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 Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
2004 0.1%
2005 0.1% +24.7%
2006 0.1% -20.1%
2007 0.1% -16.6%
2008 0.1% +28.1%
2009 0.2% +62.2%
2010 0.2% +5.5%
2011 0.2% -10.8%
2012 0.2% +38.7%
2013 0.2% -6.4%
2014 0.3% +49.2%
2015 0.2% -22.9%
2016 0.3% +7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 6
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 22 Albania 0.3% compare
  2. 23 Greece 0.3% compare
  3. 24 Montenegro 0.3% compare
  4. 26 Djibouti 0.3% compare
  5. 27 Austria 0.3%
  6. 28 Puerto Rico 0.2%

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sweden?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sweden 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 Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
How does Sweden rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Sweden ranks 25th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 161.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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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