Unemployment with advanced education in Belarus
Belarus: Unemployment with advanced education was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Belarus, 1999–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education in Belarus stood at 2.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Belarus peaked at 3.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2024.
Belarus ranks 112th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.6% | — |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -20.8% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +26.4% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Belarus?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Belarus was 2.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Belarus ranks 112th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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 (% of total 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).