Unemployment with advanced education, male in OECD members
OECD members: Unemployment with advanced education, male was 4.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education, male in OECD members, 2000–2024
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 OECD members is 4.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, male in OECD members peaked at 6.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, male in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +28.3% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +37.5% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.6% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.9% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, male in OECD members?
- Unemployment with advanced education, male in OECD members was 4.2% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2001.
- How does OECD members rank for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- OECD members ranks 9th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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).