Unemployment with basic education, male in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Unemployment with basic education, male was 33.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, male in Palestine, State of, 2000–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with basic education, male in Palestine, State of stood at 33.7%.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Palestine, State of peaked at 38.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2000.
That places Palestine, State of 3rd out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.4% | — |
| 2001 | 27.1% | +118.1% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | -24.1% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | +75.3% |
| 2025 | 33.7% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 12.4% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 18.4% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 21.8% | 38.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Palestine, State of?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Palestine, State of was 33.7% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Palestine, State of ranks 3rd out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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).