Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Denmark, 2026
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2026 (year-to-date through 1 January 2026): Value (as of 1 January 2026) — 7.4 %. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.

Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2026: data as of 1 January 2026
- Value: 7.4 %
- Change vs 2025: +1.1 % (+17.46 %)
- Position in history: above the 29-year average (average — 5.5 %)
- Series maximum — 7.7 % in 2011 (15 years ago)
- Series minimum — 3.3 % in 2007 (19 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2026
- Source: Eurostat
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, % |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2 |
| 2018 | 5.1 |
| 2019 | 4.9 |
| 2020 | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 4.4 |
| 2022 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 5.9 |
| 2024 | 6.5 |
| 2025 | 6.3 |
| 2026 | 7.4 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for Denmark — on the Unemployment rates by educational attainment level page.
Other years
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2011
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2012
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2013
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2014
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2015
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2016
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2017
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2018
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2019
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2020
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2021
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2022
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2023
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2024
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2025