Unemployment with basic education in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployment with basic education was 17.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Lithuania, 1998–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with basic education in Lithuania stood at 17.3%.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Lithuania peaked at 39.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2007.
That places Lithuania 12th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 18.7% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 7.2% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 17.1% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 16.4% | 22.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More work & labour data for Lithuania
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 83.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 78.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 77.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 34.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 39.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Lithuania?
- Unemployment with basic education in Lithuania was 17.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Lithuania ranks 12th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).