Unemployment with advanced education, male in Rwanda
Rwanda: Unemployment with advanced education, male was 9.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Rwanda, 2014–2024
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 Rwanda stood at 9.5%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.9% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, male in Rwanda peaked at 17.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 12th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.9% | — |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +45.6% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -27.3% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.1% | 10.9% | 15.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 9.5% | 17.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, male in Rwanda?
- Unemployment with advanced education, male in Rwanda was 9.5% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- Rwanda ranks 12th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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).