Unemployment with advanced education in Namibia
Namibia: Unemployment with advanced education was 12.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Namibia, 1994–2018
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 12.2% for unemployment with advanced education in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Namibia peaked at 12.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2012.
Namibia ranks 13th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Unemployment with advanced education in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 3.7% | — |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +77.9% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -44.7% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +49.6% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +94.5% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 3.7% | 12.2% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0916 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0906 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3746 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,116 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,223 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,070 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,828 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,898 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Namibia?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Namibia was 12.2% in 2018, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Namibia ranks 13th out of 130 countries with data for 2018.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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).