Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force) in Moldova
Moldova: Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force) was 3.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education, male in Moldova stood at 3.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, male in Moldova peaked at 7.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2022.
Moldova ranks 88th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -27.6% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +44.2% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -35.3% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +27.6% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +38.7% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -37.5% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +114.6% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +0.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 3.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 65% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 3.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force) in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +114.6% | 1.4% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.1% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, male in Moldova?
- Unemployment with advanced education, male in Moldova was 3.0% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- Moldova ranks 88th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, male rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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).