How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malaysia?

13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Malaysia: Unemployment with intermediate education

Bulgaria

4.0%

in 2024

Malaysia

4.1%

in 2022

Bulgaria rank

100th

Malaysia rank

97th

Unemployment with intermediate education over time

Bulgaria
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 100th and Malaysia ranks 97th of 130 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.9%	3.4%	7.4%	Bulgaria
2010s	9.4%	4.0%	5.3%	Bulgaria
2020s	4.5%	4.4%	0.1%	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment with intermediate education, Bulgaria or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
What is the difference in unemployment with intermediate education between Bulgaria and Malaysia?: 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malaysia?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Malaysia rank globally for unemployment with intermediate education?: Bulgaria ranks 100th and Malaysia 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 intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs Malaysia: Unemployment with intermediate education. Statizoid, drawing on Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/unemployment-with-intermediate-education-percent-of-total-labor-force-with-intermediate/bulgaria/malaysia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/unemployment-with-intermediate-education-percent-of-total-labor-force-with-intermediate/bulgaria/malaysia/">Bulgaria vs Malaysia: Unemployment with intermediate education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education)
Unit: % of total labor force with intermediate education
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 150 places, 2,700 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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).