Unemployment with basic education, male in Ireland
Ireland: Unemployment with basic education, male was 8.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, male in Ireland, 1992–2024
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 Ireland stood at 8.1%.
That represents a change of up 27.6% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Ireland peaked at 27.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2023.
That places Ireland 48th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 19.8% | — |
| 1993 | 20.4% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 19.2% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 16.4% | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 16.9% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 14.9% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | -33.0% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -22.8% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +43.4% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +77.8% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -21.6% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +27.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 10.0% | 20.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 6.5% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 8.5% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.3% | 8.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Ireland?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Ireland was 8.1% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Ireland ranks 48th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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).