European Union

Where Are Europe's Unemployed Graduates?

How are recent university graduates around Europe faring in the job market? According to data released by Eurostat, employment rates fluctuate across the continent with the lowest figures recorded in southern Europe. People who graduated from tertiary education within the last one to three years have the bleakest job prospects in Greece where only 50% have found employment.

Italy and Spain also have weak opportunities for recent graduates with employment at 57.6 and 68.7 percent respectively. Malta tops the table with 97 percent of recent graduates employed, with Germany and Sweden in second and third place.

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This chart shows employment rates of recent graduates in the EU.

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Unemployment rate in European Union countries in 2018, according to the level of education
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Employment rate difference of people aged between 20 and 34 with and without tertiary education in selected European countries in 2018
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Employment rate of recent graduates in selected Central and Eastern European countries in 2024
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Share of employed assets by country in Europe in 2023
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Employment rate of graduates in Romania and in the European Union from 2011 to 2020
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Unemployment rate in Spain in 2024, by age group

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