Which has higher unemployment with basic education, Ghana or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Ghana as of 2025.

What is the difference in unemployment with basic education between Ghana and Republic of Korea?

0.1%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Republic of Korea?

10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Ghana vs Republic of Korea: Unemployment with basic education

Ghana

3.3%

in 2024

Republic of Korea

3.4%

in 2025

Ghana rank

98th

Republic of Korea rank

97th

Unemployment with basic education over time

Ghana
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 98th and Republic of Korea ranks 97th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.0%	3.0%	5.0%	Ghana
2010s	4.1%	2.4%	1.7%	Ghana
2020s	2.8%	3.2%	0.4%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment with basic education, Ghana or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployment with basic education between Ghana and Republic of Korea?: 0.1%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Republic of Korea?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Republic of Korea rank globally for unemployment with basic education?: Ghana ranks 98th and Republic of 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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Indicator: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education)
Unit: % of total 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: 150 places, 2,716 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).