Unemployment with advanced education in Georgia
Georgia: Unemployment with advanced education was 8.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Georgia, 2011–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 8.5% for unemployment with advanced education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.4% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Georgia peaked at 24.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 26th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24.9% | — |
| 2012 | 23.6% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.9% | 11.3% | 24.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 8.5% | 12.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Georgia?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Georgia was 8.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Georgia ranks 26th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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).