Egypt vs South Korea: Unemployment with basic education
Egypt
3.4%
in 2024
South Korea
3.4%
in 2025
Egypt rank
96th
South Korea rank
97th
Unemployment with basic education over time
- Egypt
- South Korea
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.4% against 3.4% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 96th and South Korea ranks 97th of 130 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 1.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 2.4% | 5.2% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 1.3% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with basic education, Egypt or South Korea?
- Egypt, at 3.4% against 3.4% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment with basic education between Egypt and South Korea?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Korea?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and South Korea rank globally for unemployment with basic education?
- Egypt ranks 96th and South Korea ranks 97th 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 (% of total 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).