Unemployment with advanced education in Kosovo
Kosovo: Unemployment with advanced education was 6.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Unemployment with advanced education in Kosovo, 2000–2024
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 Kosovo stood at 6.6%.
The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Kosovo peaked at 25.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2000.
Kosovo ranks 41st of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unemployment with advanced education in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +171.6% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +22.9% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | +39.7% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -26.2% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -32.0% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -28.8% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 16.8% | 25.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 6.6% | 19.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 38 Belize 7.0% compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 6.7% compare
- 40 Albania 6.6% compare
- 41 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 6.6% compare
- 43 San Marino 6.5% compare
- 44 Spain 6.4% compare
More work & labour data for Kosovo
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 10.8% (2024)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.7% (2024)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 18.3% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 22.5% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 53.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 37.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 30.8% (2024)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 41.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 17.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Kosovo?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Kosovo was 6.6% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- How does Kosovo rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Kosovo ranks 41st out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kosovo 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).