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

10 years are reported by both, from 2009 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.

Malaysia vs Singapore: Unemployment with intermediate education

Malaysia

4.1%

in 2022

Singapore

4.3%

in 2024

Malaysia rank

97th

Singapore rank

95th

Unemployment with intermediate education over time

Malaysia
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 4.3% against 4.1% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Singapore ahead.

Malaysia ranks 97th and Singapore ranks 95th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.7%	4.8%	0.1%	Singapore
2010s	4.1%	3.5%	0.6%	Malaysia
2020s	4.4%	5.0%	0.6%	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment with intermediate education, Malaysia or Singapore?: Singapore, at 4.3% against 4.1% in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in unemployment with intermediate education between Malaysia and Singapore?: 0.2%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for unemployment with intermediate education?: Malaysia ranks 97th and Singapore ranks 95th 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).