Unemployment with basic education, male in OECD members
OECD members: Unemployment with basic education, male was 8.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, male in OECD members, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 8.4% for unemployment with basic education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in OECD members peaked at 15.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +37.1% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.0% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 9.7% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.3% | 11.3% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in OECD members?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in OECD members was 8.4% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2023.
- How does OECD members rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- OECD members ranks 6th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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).