Colombia vs Turkey: Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force)
Colombia
9.0%
in 2025
Turkey
9.1%
in 2024
Colombia rank
25th
Turkey rank
22nd
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force) over time
- Colombia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 9.1% against 9.0% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 25th and Turkey ranks 22nd of 130 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.9% | 0.7% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 11.4% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.7% | 0.4% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with advanced education, Colombia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 9.1% against 9.0% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment with advanced education between Colombia and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Turkey?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Turkey rank globally for unemployment with advanced education?
- Colombia ranks 25th and Turkey ranks 22nd of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with advanced education (% of total 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).