Unemployment with advanced education in Indonesia
Indonesia: Unemployment with advanced education was 3.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Indonesia, 1990–2023
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 3.6% for unemployment with advanced education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Indonesia peaked at 14.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2023.
That places Indonesia 77th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.0% | — |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 8.8% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 9.8% | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | +25.5% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 12.7% | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +24.6% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +34.8% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +34.7% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -33.4% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +26.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 8.0% | 12.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.0% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.2% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Indonesia?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Indonesia was 3.6% in 2023, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2023.
- How does Indonesia rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Indonesia ranks 77th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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).