Sweden vs Palestine: Unemployment with basic education, male (% of male labor force)
Sweden
23.2%
in 2024
Palestine
33.7%
in 2025
Sweden rank
5th
Palestine rank
3rd
Unemployment with basic education, male (% of male labor force) over time
- Sweden
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 33.7% against 23.2% in Sweden, a difference of 10.5%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.5 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palestine ahead.
Sweden ranks 5th and Palestine ranks 3rd of 130 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 24.9% | 14.6% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 21.8% | 4.7% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 27.1% | 4.6% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with basic education, male, Sweden or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 33.7% against 23.2% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment with basic education, male between Sweden and Palestine?
- 10.5%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Palestine?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Palestine rank globally for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Sweden ranks 5th and Palestine ranks 3rd 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).