Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force) in Moldova
Moldova: Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force) was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 2.4% for unemployment with advanced education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Moldova peaked at 7.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2021.
Moldova ranks 106th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +29.1% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +54.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +14.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 2.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 45% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 2.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.9% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Moldova?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Moldova 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Moldova ranks 106th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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).