Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Unemployment with intermediate education
Korea
2.6%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
2.8%
in 2023
Korea rank
119th
United Arab Emirates rank
116th
Unemployment with intermediate education over time
- Korea
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Korea ranks 119th and United Arab Emirates ranks 116th of 130 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.7% | 0.3% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with intermediate education, Korea or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in unemployment with intermediate education between Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.2%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Korea ranks 119th and United Arab Emirates ranks 116th 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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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).