Which has higher unemployment with advanced education, Peru or Sweden?

Peru, at 4.8% against 4.8% in Sweden as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sweden?

27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.

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.

Peru vs Sweden: Unemployment with advanced education

Peru

4.8%

in 2025

Sweden

4.8%

in 2024

Peru rank

61st

Sweden rank

62nd

Unemployment with advanced education over time

Peru
Sweden

How they compare

Peru currently reports 4.8% against 4.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 61st and Sweden ranks 62nd of 130 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.6%	4.2%	0.4%	Peru
2000s	5.7%	3.6%	2.1%	Peru
2010s	4.0%	4.2%	0.2%	Sweden
2020s	6.2%	4.2%	2.0%	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment with advanced education, Peru or Sweden?: Peru, at 4.8% against 4.8% in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployment with advanced education between Peru and Sweden?: 0.0%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sweden?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Peru and Sweden rank globally for unemployment with advanced education?: Peru ranks 61st and Sweden ranks 62nd 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).