Unemployment with advanced education in Malawi
Malawi: Unemployment with advanced education was 11.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment with advanced education in Malawi, 2011–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education in Malawi is 11.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Malawi peaked at 11.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 15th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Unemployment with advanced education in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.5% | — |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +121.5% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -43.4% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -58.7% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | +385.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.7% | 4.5% | 10.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 2.3% | 11.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 12 South Africa 12.8% compare
- 13 Namibia 12.2% compare
- 14 Rwanda 11.4% compare
- 16 Iran, Islamic Republic of 11.3% compare
- 17 Pakistan 11.1% compare
- 18 Bangladesh 10.9% compare
More work & labour data for Malawi
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4409 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4183 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,360 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 28,345 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 30,321 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 28,820 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 59,141 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Malawi?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Malawi was 11.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Malawi ranks 15th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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).