Unemployment with advanced education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Unemployment with advanced education, male was 11.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2010–2021
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 11.4% for unemployment with advanced education, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 11.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2020.
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.3% | — |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.5% | 11.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.3% | 11.4% | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 25.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 17.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 47.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 13.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.9% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Unemployment with advanced education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 11.4% in 2021, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2020.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd out of 19 groups with data for 2021.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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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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).