Canada vs Lower middle income: Unemployment with basic education, male
Canada
14.7%
in 2025
Lower middle income
3.3%
in 2024
Canada rank
16th
Lower middle income rank
18th
Unemployment with basic education, male over time
- Canada
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Canada currently reports 14.7% against 3.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 11.4%.
That makes Canada's figure about 4.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 18th of 130 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 4.4% | 7.8% | Canada |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 4.7% | 9.1% | Canada |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 4.9% | 8.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with basic education, male, Canada or Lower middle income?
- Canada, at 14.7% against 3.3% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment with basic education, male between Canada and Lower middle income?
- 11.4%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Lower middle income?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Lower middle income rank globally for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Canada ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 18th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with basic education, male (% of male labor force with basic 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 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).