Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force) in Turkey
Turkey: Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force) was 6.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Turkey, 2004–2024
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 Turkey stood at 6.1%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, male in Turkey peaked at 10.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2024.
Turkey ranks 28th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.8% | — |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -7.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 6.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 6.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.4% | 9.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.2% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 6.1% | 10.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 25 Pakistan 6.8% compare
- 26 Montenegro 6.5% compare
- 27 Cote d'Ivoire 6.3% compare
- 29 Greece 6.1% compare
- 30 Costa Rica 5.7% compare
- 31 Finland 5.7% compare
More work & labour data for Turkey
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 31,966 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 54.63 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 38,497 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.51 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 95,928 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 41,171 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 49.84 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.6505 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, male in Turkey?
- Unemployment with advanced education, male in Turkey was 6.1% 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2024.
- How does Turkey rank for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- Turkey ranks 28th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, male rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkey 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).