{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"is-unemployment-rate-low-education","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-unemployment-rate-low-education","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-unemployment-rate-low-education/","title":"Iceland Unemployment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2) (2025)","description":"Iceland's Unemployment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2): 4.2 % of active population (ISCED 0–2) in 2025, +0.3pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_URGAED), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Iceland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Iceland","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":"Iceland 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":"Iceland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Iceland (2025)","value":"4.2","unit":"% of active population (ISCED 0–2)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Iceland Unemployment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":2.2},{"period":"2006","value":2.3},{"period":"2007","value":1.7},{"period":"2008","value":2.5},{"period":"2009","value":7.1},{"period":"2010","value":6.9},{"period":"2011","value":7.1},{"period":"2012","value":7.1},{"period":"2013","value":5.6},{"period":"2014","value":4.3},{"period":"2015","value":3.6},{"period":"2016","value":2.5},{"period":"2017","value":2},{"period":"2018","value":2.6},{"period":"2019","value":3},{"period":"2020","value":6.1},{"period":"2021","value":6.6},{"period":"2022","value":5.2},{"period":"2023","value":4.1},{"period":"2024","value":3.9},{"period":"2025","value":4.2}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active population (ISCED 0–2)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"4.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"5.2","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"6.1","yoyChange":"+3.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"2.6","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"3.6","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"5.6","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"7.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"7.1","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"6.9","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"7.1","yoyChange":"+4.6pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks unemployment among low-educated workers (ISCED 0-2) in Iceland 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 7.1 % of active population (ISCED 0–2) in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.7 in 2007. The latest reading of 4.2 in 2025 represents a change of +0.3pp."}]}