Unemployment with advanced education in New Zealand
New Zealand: Unemployment with advanced education was 3.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in New Zealand, 2009–2020
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment with advanced education in New Zealand stood at 3.0%.
The figure is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in New Zealand peaked at 4.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2017.
That places New Zealand 92nd out of 130 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.2% | — |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -25.1% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +62.5% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in New Zealand?
- Unemployment with advanced education in New Zealand was 3.0% in 2020, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2017.
- How does New Zealand rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- New Zealand ranks 92nd out of 130 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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).