Which has higher unemployment with basic education, female, Bulgaria or Malawi?

Malawi, at 17.5% against 16.3% in Bulgaria as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malawi?

6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Bulgaria vs Malawi: Unemployment with basic education, female

Bulgaria

16.3%

in 2024

Malawi

17.5%

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

18th

Malawi rank

15th

Unemployment with basic education, female over time

Bulgaria
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 17.5% against 16.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 18th and Malawi ranks 15th of 129 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	20.3%	0.6%	19.8%	Bulgaria
2010s	24.7%	4.6%	20.2%	Bulgaria
2020s	16.5%	9.1%	7.4%	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment with basic education, female, Bulgaria or Malawi?: Malawi, at 17.5% against 16.3% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in unemployment with basic education, female between Bulgaria and Malawi?: 1.2%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malawi?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Malawi rank globally for unemployment with basic education, female?: Bulgaria ranks 18th and Malawi ranks 15th of 129 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education)
Unit: % of female labor force with basic education
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 149 places, 2,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).