Which has higher unemployment with intermediate education, Kenya or Portugal?

Portugal, at 6.7% against 6.5% in Kenya as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Portugal?

6 years are reported by both, from 1999 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.

Kenya vs Portugal: Unemployment with intermediate education

Kenya

6.5%

in 2022

Portugal

6.7%

in 2025

Kenya rank

56th

Portugal rank

53rd

Unemployment with intermediate education over time

Kenya
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 6.7% against 6.5% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 53rd of 130 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.6%	6.0%	6.6%	Kenya
2000s	12.3%	8.0%	4.4%	Kenya
2010s	6.2%	9.7%	3.5%	Portugal
2020s	7.2%	7.5%	0.3%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment with intermediate education, Kenya or Portugal?: Portugal, at 6.7% against 6.5% in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployment with intermediate education between Kenya and Portugal?: 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Portugal?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Portugal rank globally for unemployment with intermediate education?: Kenya ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 53rd 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.

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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).