Unemployment with basic education, male in Belarus
Belarus: Unemployment with basic education, male was 6.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, male in Belarus, 1999–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 6.9% for unemployment with basic education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.0% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Belarus peaked at 17.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2024.
Belarus ranks 58th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.9% | — |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +81.8% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +24.7% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -30.5% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +40.2% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -32.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 8.2% | 17.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 6.9% | 12.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 55 Barbados 6.9% compare
- 56 New Zealand 6.9% compare
- 57 Mali 6.9% compare
- 59 Senegal 6.5% compare
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 6.4% compare
- 61 Russian Federation 6.2% compare
More work & labour data for Belarus
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,566 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,004 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,235 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,116 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,351 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Belarus?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Belarus was 6.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Belarus ranks 58th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education, male (% of male labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).