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100
Germany
Spain
France
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
United Kingdom
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60
40
20
0
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Fig. 5.21 Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) between European countries
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30
25
Germany
Spain
France
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
United Kingdom
20
15
10
5
0
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Fig. 5.22 Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) between European countries
Employment in agriculture decreased in almost every country (Fig. 5.22 ) from
1980 to 2012, but Portugal and Greece are the two countries with more relative
employment in farming (about 15-20 % in 2012) whereas Germany and the UK
were those with less people employed by the agricultural sector (about 1-2 % in
2012).
Over the last 30 years the unemployment rate has always been high in Spain,
with rates of about 25 % in 1994. These rates improved significantly after 2000, but
the international financial crisis in 2008 increased the level of unemployment in
Spain and in other European countries (Fig. 5.23 ).
Between 1961 and 2012 Portugal was the country with a higher percentage of
population in rural areas, from about 65 % to about 40 % (Fig. 5.24 ). The UK (about
20 % during this period) and France are those with less rural population.
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