Unemployment with advanced education, male in India
India: Unemployment with advanced education, male was 11.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education, male in India, 1994–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
India recorded 11.0% for unemployment with advanced education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, male in India peaked at 15.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2010.
That places India 7th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, male in India, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.1% | — |
| 2000 | 8.4% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +120.3% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 5.6% | 14.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 10.8% | 15.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, male in India?
- Unemployment with advanced education, male in India was 11.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2010.
- How does India rank for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- India ranks 7th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).