Unemployment with advanced education, male in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Unemployment with advanced education, male was 10.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Lower middle income, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education, male in Lower middle income is 10.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, male in Lower middle income peaked at 14.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.4% | — |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +83.3% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 5.9% | 13.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 10.8% | 14.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, male in Lower middle income?
- Unemployment with advanced education, male in Lower middle income was 10.8% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2010.
- How does Lower middle income rank for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- Lower middle income ranks 3rd out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, male rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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).