Unemployment with basic education, male in High income
High income: Unemployment with basic education, male was 8.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, male in High income, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
High income recorded 8.9% for unemployment with basic education, male in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in High income peaked at 16.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2023.
That places High income 7th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in High income, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.2% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +40.5% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.7% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 9.7% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 8.8% | 11.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in High income?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in High income was 8.9% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2023.
- How does High income rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- High income ranks 7th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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).