Unemployment with basic education, male in Tunisia
Tunisia: Unemployment with basic education, male was 14.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, male in Tunisia, 2005–2023
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 14.5% for unemployment with basic education, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Tunisia peaked at 14.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2021.
Tunisia ranks 17th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.8% | — |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +29.9% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +37.3% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +49.2% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -76.1% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +381.3% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.3% | 13.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.1% | 13.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 2.9% | 14.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Tunisia?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Tunisia was 14.5% in 2023, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Tunisia ranks 17th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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).