By 2020, the unemployment rate of people with no qualifications or a certificate of primary education was higher in French Guiana than in the other overseas regions. In fact, more than around 50 percent of Guianese without diploma were unemployed, compared to 32.9 percent in Martinique.
The unemployment rate in the overseas regions tends to be much higher than in the regions of metropolitan France.
More data on unemployment in France can be found here.
Rate of unemployment in La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in 2020, by level of education
Characteristic
No qualifications or certificate of primary education
Junior secondary education certificate, lower school certificate, or school leaving certificate
Certificate of professional competence, certificate of professional studies or diploma of equivalent level
Baccalaureate, professional certificate, or equivalent
Baccalaureate +2 equivalent (Advanced Technician's Certificate, University Technology Diploma, Health diploma...)
Baccalaureate +3/4 equivalent (License, professional license, master's degree...)
Baccalaureate +5 or more (Master, DEA, DESS, high school diploma level bac+5, Health PhD, research doctorate...)
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Insee. (February 27, 2024). Rate of unemployment in La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in 2020, by level of education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350782/unemployment-rate-french-overseas-regions-education/
Insee. "Rate of unemployment in La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in 2020, by level of education." Chart. February 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350782/unemployment-rate-french-overseas-regions-education/
Insee. (2024). Rate of unemployment in La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in 2020, by level of education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350782/unemployment-rate-french-overseas-regions-education/
Insee. "Rate of Unemployment in La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in 2020, by Level of Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350782/unemployment-rate-french-overseas-regions-education/
Insee, Rate of unemployment in La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in 2020, by level of education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350782/unemployment-rate-french-overseas-regions-education/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Rate of unemployment in La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in 2020, by level of education [Graph], Insee, February 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350782/unemployment-rate-french-overseas-regions-education/
