Unemployment with basic education, male in Serbia
Serbia: Unemployment with basic education, male was 8.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, male in Serbia, 2007–2024
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 Serbia stood at 8.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Serbia peaked at 25.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 42nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13.7% | — |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +31.2% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.0% | 17.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 11.0% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.8% | 10.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Serbia?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Serbia was 8.8% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Serbia ranks 42nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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).