Italy vs South Korea: Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force)
Italy
2.7%
in 2024
South Korea
2.7%
in 2025
Italy rank
94th
South Korea rank
95th
Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force) over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.7% against 2.7% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 94th and South Korea ranks 95th of 127 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.7% | 1.4% | Italy |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with advanced education, male, Italy or South Korea?
- Italy, at 2.7% against 2.7% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment with advanced education, male between Italy and South Korea?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- Italy ranks 94th and South Korea ranks 95th 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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About this data
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).