Unemployment with basic education, male in India
India: Unemployment with basic education, male was 2.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, male in India, 1994–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
India recorded 2.5% for unemployment with basic education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in India peaked at 7.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2024.
India ranks 103rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in India, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 3.1% | — |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -27.1% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +142.9% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -22.4% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +33.4% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -35.9% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -20.3% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.8% | 6.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.5% | 7.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in India?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in India was 2.5% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2024.
- How does India rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- India ranks 103rd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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).