Unemployment with advanced education in Israel
Israel: Unemployment with advanced education was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Israel, 2009–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Israel recorded 2.4% for unemployment with advanced education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Israel peaked at 5.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2024.
That places Israel 107th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.2% | — |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Israel?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Israel was 2.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Israel ranks 107th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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).