"Figure 5: The youth unemployment rate in the UK was lower than the EU28 average rate","" "Comparison of youth unemployment with selected EU countries, Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2006 to Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2018","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","%" "","" "","European Union - 28 countries","Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG)","Greece","Spain","France","Italy","Netherlands","UK" "2005Q1","19.1","14.9","25.2","21.3","20.6","24.2","12.0","12.2" "2005Q2","19.2","15.8","25.2","20.2","20.6","23.6","12.1","12.5" "2005Q3","18.8","15.3","26.2","18.5","21.4","24.8","11.9","12.8" "2005Q4","18.7","14.6","26.2","18.5","21.6","23.6","11.5","13.5" "2006Q1","18.3","14.1","25.1","18.3","22.2","23.0","11.0","13.4" "2006Q2","17.9","13.7","24.6","18.1","22.3","21.9","9.9","14.0" "2006Q3","17.4","13.5","24.4","17.4","21.9","20.9","9.6","14.2" "2006Q4","17.0","13.0","25.6","17.7","21.5","21.1","9.5","14.0" "2007Q1","16.4","12.3","24.7","17.3","20.8","20.2","9.5","14.5" "2007Q2","16.0","11.8","22.0","18.1","19.8","19.7","9.4","14.5" "2007Q3","15.7","11.5","22.2","18.4","18.9","20.3","9.7","14.3" "2007Q4","15.2","11.3","21.7","18.6","18.3","21.1","8.9","13.7" "2008Q1","15.2","10.9","22.6","20.5","17.9","20.4","8.5","13.7" "2008Q2","15.6","10.3","20.9","23.5","18.6","21.3","8.7","14.3" "2008Q3","16.1","10.0","21.6","25.0","19.5","21.4","8.5","15.4" "2008Q4","17.1","10.2","22.5","29.0","20.8","22.4","8.5","16.5" "2009Q1","18.9","10.9","24.9","34.7","22.4","24.4","9.1","18.0" "2009Q2","20.1","11.4","24.8","37.9","23.4","24.5","9.9","19.3" "2009Q3","21.0","11.4","25.5","39.6","23.8","25.8","10.6","19.7" "2009Q4","21.1","11.2","28.1","38.8","24.2","26.6","11.2","19.5" "2010Q1","21.4","10.7","29.9","39.8","23.2","27.1","11.4","20.3" "2010Q2","21.5","10.0","31.4","41.4","23.7","28.4","11.2","19.8" "2010Q3","21.2","9.4","33.2","41.8","23.4","27.6","11.0","19.1" "2010Q4","21.4","9.1","36.6","43.0","22.8","28.2","10.8","20.6" "2011Q1","21.4","8.9","39.7","44.3","23.2","27.8","9.9","20.3" "2011Q2","21.4","8.6","43.2","45.4","22.5","28.4","9.3","20.8" "2011Q3","21.9","8.4","45.8","46.9","22.0","29.8","10.0","21.8" "2011Q4","22.4","8.2","49.7","48.4","22.8","31.1","10.6","22.2" "2012Q1","22.9","8.1","52.4","50.5","23.1","33.1","11.5","22.2" "2012Q2","23.2","8.1","54.2","52.6","23.7","34.8","11.5","21.5" "2012Q3","23.3","8.0","57.0","53.5","24.6","35.5","11.7","20.5" "2012Q4","23.8","7.9","58.2","54.9","25.9","37.6","12.1","20.9" "2013Q1","23.9","7.7","59.6","55.7","25.6","39.1","12.5","20.7" "2013Q2","23.9","7.7","59.4","55.6","25.3","39.0","12.8","21.5" "2013Q3","23.7","7.8","57.7","55.6","24.7","40.6","13.6","20.7" "2013Q4","23.5","8.0","56.7","54.8","24.2","41.9","13.8","19.8" "2014Q1","23.2","8.0","56.3","54.3","23.9","43.1","13.6","18.8" "2014Q2","22.3","7.8","52.5","52.9","23.8","42.7","13.0","16.7" "2014Q3","21.8","7.6","50.4","53.9","24.3","42.7","12.4","16.3" "2014Q4","21.5","7.4","51.2","51.7","24.8","42.1","11.9","16.3" "2015Q1","21.0","7.2","51.3","50.3","24.7","42.1","11.2","15.6" "2015Q2","20.7","7.1","49.8","48.9","24.8","41.6","11.0","15.5" "2015Q3","19.9","7.1","49.1","48.0","24.6","38.8","11.4","14.3" "2015Q4","19.6","7.1","49.0","46.1","24.5","38.5","11.3","13.4" "2016Q1","19.2","7.1","50.3","45.5","24.7","38.5","11.3","13.3" "2016Q2","18.9","7.1","48.6","46.0","24.5","37.0","11.1","13.4" "2016Q3","18.5","7.0","44.8","43.4","25.2","37.0","10.6","13.1" "2016Q4","18.0","6.8","45.6","42.7","23.8","38.2","10.3","12.3" "2017Q1","17.4","6.7","46.3","40.8","22.8","36.3","9.7","12.2" "2017Q2","17.1","6.6","43.9","39.2","23.0","35.6","9.1","12.1" "2017Q3","16.6","6.5","40.7","37.2","22.0","34.7","8.7","12.1" "2017Q4","16.2","6.5","42.9","37.2","21.6","33.2","7.9","12.0" "2018Q1","15.7","6.4","43.5","35.7","21.6","32.7","7.2","11.7" "2018Q2","15.2","6.3","39.2","34.4","20.7","32.2","7.0","11.1" "2018Q3","15.1","6.2","37.5","34.1","20.6","31.8","7.5","11.2" "2018Q4","14.8","5.9","39.4","33.2","20.3","32.8","6.9","11.2"