Unemployment with advanced education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Unemployment with advanced education was 16.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Unemployment with advanced education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2010–2021
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 16.9%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 16.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2020.
Unemployment with advanced education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.4% | — |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.8% | 16.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.4% | 16.9% | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 17.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 13.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 25.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 47.6% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 16.9% in 2021, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2020.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 1st out of 19 groups with data for 2021.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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).