Unemployment with basic education, male in South Asia
South Asia: Unemployment with basic education, male was 2.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, male in South Asia, 1994–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education, male in South Asia is 2.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in South Asia peaked at 6.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2024.
That places South Asia 19th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 South Asia, 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% | -27.2% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +142.1% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -22.4% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +33.4% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -34.9% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -7.2% |
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% | 2.6% | 6.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More work & labour data for South Asia
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 19.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 35.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in South Asia?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in South Asia was 2.6% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2024.
- How does South Asia rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- South Asia ranks 19th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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).