Unemployment with advanced education in Singapore
Singapore: Unemployment with advanced education was 3.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Singapore, 2009–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 3.3% for unemployment with advanced education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Singapore peaked at 4.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2011.
That places Singapore 85th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.8% | — |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -26.4% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +37.3% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 4.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 4.8% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Singapore
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9557 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9779 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Singapore?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Singapore was 3.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2011.
- How does Singapore rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Singapore ranks 85th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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).