How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?

5 years are reported by both, from 2004 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.

Morocco vs South Africa: Unemployment with intermediate education

Morocco

25.0%

in 2022

South Africa

33.9%

in 2024

Morocco rank

4th

South Africa rank

1st

Unemployment with intermediate education over time

Morocco
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 33.9% against 25.0% in Morocco, a difference of 8.9%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Morocco's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 1st of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	20.0%	30.6%	10.5%	South Africa
2010s	20.8%	25.5%	4.7%	South Africa
2020s	25.5%	34.7%	9.3%	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment with intermediate education, Morocco or South Africa?: South Africa, at 33.9% against 25.0% in Morocco as of 2024.
What is the difference in unemployment with intermediate education between Morocco and South Africa?: 8.9%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for unemployment with intermediate education?: Morocco ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 1st 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

Morocco vs South Africa: Unemployment with intermediate education. Statizoid, drawing on Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/unemployment-with-intermediate-education-percent-of-total-labor-force-with-intermediate/morocco/south-africa/

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/morocco/south-africa/">Morocco vs South Africa: 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).