Unemployment with advanced education in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Unemployment with advanced education was 11.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Early-demographic dividend, 2005–2024
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 Early-demographic dividend stood at 11.5%.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 14.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.1% | — |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +57.1% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.5% | 13.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.0% | 14.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 37.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 24.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Early-demographic dividend?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Early-demographic dividend was 11.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2010.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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).