Unemployment with basic education in Spain
Spain: Unemployment with basic education was 15.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Spain, 1992–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Spain recorded 15.3% for unemployment with basic education in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Spain peaked at 35.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2006.
Spain ranks 14th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 16.3% | 25.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 10.3% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 20.0% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 15.3% | 21.1% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Spain
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 75.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 71.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 33.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 36.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Spain?
- Unemployment with basic education in Spain was 15.3% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Spain ranks 14th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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).