Unemployment with basic education in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Unemployment with basic education was 9.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Early-demographic dividend, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 9.1% for unemployment with basic education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 9.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.5% | — |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -30.4% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +87.8% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 4.6% | 8.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 37.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 24.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Early-demographic dividend?
- Unemployment with basic education in Early-demographic dividend was 9.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2012.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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 (% of total 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).