Malawi vs North America: Unemployment with intermediate education, male
Malawi
14.2%
in 2024
North America
6.2%
in 2025
Malawi rank
9th
North America rank
12th
Unemployment with intermediate education, male over time
- Malawi
- North America
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 14.2% against 6.2% in North America, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.3 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was North America ahead.
Malawi ranks 9th and North America ranks 12th of 126 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 6.5% | 2.0% | North America |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 9.3% | 4.7% | North America |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 8.2% | 0.2% | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with intermediate education, male, Malawi or North America?
- Malawi, at 14.2% against 6.2% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment with intermediate education, male between Malawi and North America?
- 8.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and North America?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and North America rank globally for unemployment with intermediate education, male?
- Malawi ranks 9th and North America ranks 12th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate 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 an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).