Unemployment with advanced education in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Unemployment with advanced education was 3.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Post-demographic dividend, 1996–2024
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 Post-demographic dividend is 3.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 7.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6.5% | — |
| 1997 | 6.3% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +36.2% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +24.8% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 6.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 13 Namibia 12.2% compare
- 14 Rwanda 11.4% compare
- 15 Malawi 11.3% compare
- 16 Iran, Islamic Republic of 11.3% compare
- 17 Pakistan 11.1% compare
- 18 Bangladesh 10.9% compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 10.5% compare
More work & labour data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 71.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Post-demographic dividend?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Post-demographic dividend was 3.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2023.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 16th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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).