Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Poland

Poland: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
33rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2005
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
21
1997–2019

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Poland, 1997–2019

0.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.322 % of youth labor force with low education1998: 0.298 % of youth labor force with low education1999: 0.339 % of youth labor force with low education2000: 0.443 % of youth labor force with low education2001: 0.477 % of youth labor force with low education2002: 0.514 % of youth labor force with low education2003: 0.515 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 0.525 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 0.65 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 0.538 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.406 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 0.115 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.328 % of youth labor force with low education2010: 0.634 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.524 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.513 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.623 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.573 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.493 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.424 % of youth labor force with low education2019: 0.373 % of youth labor force with low education

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Poland is 0.4%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Poland peaked at 0.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

Poland ranks 33rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Poland, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1997 0.3%
1998 0.3% -7.4%
1999 0.3% +13.8%
2000 0.4% +30.5%
2001 0.5% +7.8%
2002 0.5% +7.7%
2003 0.5% +0.2%
2004 0.5% +1.9%
2005 0.7% +23.9%
2006 0.5% -17.3%
2007 0.4% -24.4%
2008 0.1% -71.6%
2009 0.3% +184.4%
2010 0.6% +93.3%
2011 0.5% -17.4%
2012 0.5% -2.0%
2013 0.6% +21.4%
2014 0.6% -8.0%
2015 0.5% -13.9%
2016 0.4% -14.0%
2019 0.4% -12.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.1% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Poland?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Poland was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Poland rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Poland ranks 33rd out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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