Unemployment with advanced education in Nigeria
Nigeria: Unemployment with advanced education was 9.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Nigeria, 2016–2024
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 Nigeria is 9.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 49.1% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Nigeria peaked at 14.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2023.
Nigeria ranks 21st of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Unemployment with advanced education in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 14.5% | — |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -39.8% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | +49.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 11.2% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.2% | 9.2% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Nigeria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0306 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0025 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0591 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3624 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 287,130 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 123,508 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 237,227 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 239,521 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 476,748 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Nigeria?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Nigeria was 9.2% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Nigeria ranks 21st out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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).