{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-unemployment-rate-low-education","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-unemployment-rate-low-education","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-unemployment-rate-low-education/","title":"Belgium Unemployment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2) (2025)","description":"Belgium's Unemployment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2): 11.8 % of active population (ISCED 0–2) in 2025, +1.7pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_URGAED), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Belgium","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Belgium","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of active population (ISCED 0–2)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Belgium Unemployment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_URGAED/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2025)","value":"11.8","unit":"% of active population (ISCED 0–2)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.7pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.7pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Unemployment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":12.3},{"period":"2006","value":12.2},{"period":"2007","value":11.3},{"period":"2008","value":10.8},{"period":"2009","value":11.8},{"period":"2010","value":13},{"period":"2011","value":11.9},{"period":"2012","value":11.9},{"period":"2013","value":13.4},{"period":"2014","value":14.1},{"period":"2015","value":14.5},{"period":"2016","value":14.3},{"period":"2017","value":12.9},{"period":"2018","value":11.7},{"period":"2019","value":10.3},{"period":"2020","value":10.5},{"period":"2021","value":12.6},{"period":"2022","value":11.2},{"period":"2023","value":11.2},{"period":"2024","value":10.1},{"period":"2025","value":11.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active population (ISCED 0–2)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"11.8","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"10.1","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"11.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"11.2","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"12.6","yoyChange":"+2.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"10.5","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"10.3","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"11.7","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"12.9","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"14.3","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"14.5","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"14.1","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"13.4","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"11.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"11.9","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"13.0","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"11.8","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"10.8","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"11.3","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"12.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks unemployment among low-educated workers (ISCED 0-2) in Belgium from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 14.5 % of active population (ISCED 0–2) in 2015 and reached its lowest recorded value of 10.1 in 2024. The latest reading of 11.8 in 2025 represents a change of +1.7pp."}]}