Unemployment with basic education, male in Canada
Canada: Unemployment with basic education, male was 14.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, male in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with basic education, male in Canada stood at 14.7%.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Canada peaked at 18.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2022.
Canada ranks 16th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.2% | — |
| 1991 | 15.9% | +30.4% |
| 1992 | 18.1% | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 15.7% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +35.5% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +36.1% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +21.8% |
| 2025 | 14.7% | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 12.2% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 12.2% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 11.5% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 10.8% | 16.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Canada?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Canada was 14.7% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Canada ranks 16th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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).