Which has higher unemployment with advanced education, Italy or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Italy as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?

13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

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.

Italy vs Malaysia: Unemployment with advanced education

Italy

3.4%

in 2024

Malaysia

3.5%

in 2022

Italy rank

83rd

Malaysia rank

80th

Unemployment with advanced education over time

Italy
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 83rd and Malaysia ranks 80th of 130 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.7%	2.4%	3.3%	Italy
2010s	6.6%	3.6%	2.9%	Italy
2020s	4.8%	4.2%	0.6%	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment with advanced education, Italy or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Italy as of 2022.
What is the difference in unemployment with advanced education between Italy and Malaysia?: 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Italy and Malaysia rank globally for unemployment with advanced education?: Italy ranks 83rd and Malaysia ranks 80th 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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Indicator: Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)
Unit: % of total 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: 149 places, 2,654 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).