Unemployment with advanced education in Tunisia
Tunisia: Unemployment with advanced education was 21.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Tunisia, 2005–2023
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 Tunisia is 21.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Tunisia peaked at 30.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2021.
Tunisia ranks 5th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.0% | — |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -51.7% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | +66.3% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 14.0% | 21.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 22.9% | 30.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 13.5% | 22.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Tunisia?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Tunisia was 21.7% in 2023, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Tunisia ranks 5th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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).