Unemployment with advanced education in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Unemployment with advanced education was 1.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Russian Federation, 2009–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 1.5% for unemployment with advanced education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Russian Federation peaked at 7.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2024.
Russian Federation ranks 122nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.5% | — |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +31.4% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -44.6% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -27.7% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 1.5% | 5.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More work & labour data for Russian Federation
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 48,131 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 59.78 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 71,526 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.83 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.04 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 89,043 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 23,578 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.68 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.81 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.8326 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Russian Federation?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Russian Federation was 1.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2024.
- How does Russian Federation rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Russian Federation ranks 122nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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).