Spain vs Zambia: Unemployment with intermediate education
Spain
11.5%
in 2025
Zambia
10.9%
in 2024
Spain rank
18th
Zambia rank
21st
Unemployment with intermediate education over time
- Spain
- Zambia
How they compare
Spain currently reports 11.5% against 10.9% in Zambia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 21st of 130 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.2% | 9.1% | 8.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 10.7% | 4.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with intermediate education, Spain or Zambia?
- Spain, at 11.5% against 10.9% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment with intermediate education between Spain and Zambia?
- 0.6%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Zambia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Zambia rank globally for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Spain ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 21st 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).