Unemployment with basic education, male in Israel
Israel: Unemployment with basic education, male was 4.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, male in Israel, 2009–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Israel recorded 4.3% for unemployment with basic education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.9% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Israel peaked at 13.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2024.
That places Israel 80th 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 16 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11.3% | — |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -21.8% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +46.5% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -27.6% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 5.7% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 4.3% | 7.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Israel?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Israel was 4.3% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Israel ranks 80th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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).