Which has higher unemployment with advanced education, male, Bhutan or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 4.5% against 4.3% in Bhutan as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sri Lanka?

10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Sri Lanka: Unemployment with advanced education, male

Bhutan

4.3%

in 2024

Sri Lanka

4.5%

in 2023

Bhutan rank

60th

Sri Lanka rank

57th

Unemployment with advanced education, male over time

Bhutan
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 4.5% against 4.3% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Bhutan ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 127 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2010s	9.0%	3.5%	5.5%	Bhutan
2020s	9.2%	4.2%	5.0%	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment with advanced education, male, Bhutan or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 4.5% against 4.3% in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in unemployment with advanced education, male between Bhutan and Sri Lanka?: 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sri Lanka?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Sri Lanka rank globally for unemployment with advanced education, male?: Bhutan ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 127 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education)
Unit: % of male labor force with advanced education
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 146 places, 2,619 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).