Unemployment with basic education, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Unemployment with basic education, male was 13.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with basic education, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 13.8%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 35.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2024.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 19th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.3% | — |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +120.6% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | -24.4% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | -28.5% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -33.2% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +48.9% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 15.3% | 35.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 14.0% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 13.8% | 20.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 13.8% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2024.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 19th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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).