Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force) was 3.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Malaysia, 1970–2022
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 3.5% for unemployment with advanced education in 2022.
The figure is down 24.2% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Malaysia peaked at 4.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1991.
Malaysia ranks 80th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.2% | — |
| 1980 | 1.3% | -68.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -69.9% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +302.8% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +104.5% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +32.3% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -24.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 3.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 66% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 3.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.8%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force) in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +302.8% | 0.4% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 77 Indonesia 3.6% compare
- 78 Latvia 3.5% compare
- 79 Kazakhstan 3.5% compare
- 81 Switzerland 3.4% compare
- 82 United Kingdom 3.4% compare
- 83 Italy 3.4% compare
More work & labour data for Malaysia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2671 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2563 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6933 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 36,440 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,289 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,832 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 22,194 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 44,026 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Malaysia?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Malaysia was 3.5% in 2022, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Malaysia ranks 80th out of 130 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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).