Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Spain

Spain: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
13th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2014
All-time low
0.2%
in 2008
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Spain, 1998–2016

0.20.30.40.50.61998200720161998: 0.334 % of youth labor force with high education1999: 0.278 % of youth labor force with high education2000: 0.239 % of youth labor force with high education2001: 0.2 % of youth labor force with high education2002: 0.214 % of youth labor force with high education2003: 0.214 % of youth labor force with high education2004: 0.253 % of youth labor force with high education2005: 0.223 % of youth labor force with high education2006: 0.211 % of youth labor force with high education2007: 0.184 % of youth labor force with high education2008: 0.18 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.354 % of youth labor force with high education2010: 0.393 % of youth labor force with high education2011: 0.434 % of youth labor force with high education2012: 0.513 % of youth labor force with high education2013: 0.55 % of youth labor force with high education2014: 0.583 % of youth labor force with high education2015: 0.582 % of youth labor force with high education2016: 0.525 % of youth labor force with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.

Analysis

In 2016, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Spain stood at 0.5%.

The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and up 149.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Spain peaked at 0.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.

Spain ranks 13th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in Spain, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of youth labor force with high education Change
1998 0.3%
1999 0.3% -16.9%
2000 0.2% -14.1%
2001 0.2% -16.1%
2002 0.2% +6.6%
2003 0.2% +0.2%
2004 0.3% +18.4%
2005 0.2% -11.9%
2006 0.2% -5.6%
2007 0.2% -12.7%
2008 0.2% -1.9%
2009 0.4% +96.4%
2010 0.4% +11.1%
2011 0.4% +10.4%
2012 0.5% +18.2%
2013 0.6% +7.3%
2014 0.6% +5.9%
2015 0.6% -0.1%
2016 0.5% -9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 10 Slovakia 0.5% compare
  2. 11 Georgia 0.5% compare
  3. 12 Bulgaria 0.5% compare
  4. 14 Tunisia 0.5% compare
  5. 15 Greece 0.5% compare
  6. 16 Czechia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Spain?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Spain was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
How does Spain rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
Spain ranks 13th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 149.1%. 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 Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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