Canada vs Spain: Unemployment with basic education

Canada
15.1%
in 2025
Spain
15.3%
in 2025
Canada rank
15th
Spain rank
14th

Unemployment with basic education over time

  • Canada
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 15.3% against 15.1% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Spain ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 15th and Spain ranks 14th of 128 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education)
Unit
% of total labor force with basic education
Source
Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
149 places, 2,702 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).