Unemployment with basic education in High income
High income: Unemployment with basic education was 9.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in High income, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with basic education in High income stood at 9.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in High income peaked at 16.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education in High income, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.9% | — |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +35.2% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 11.0% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 10.5% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.6% | 12.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 2 South Africa 39.3% compare
- 3 Palestine, State of 32.6% compare
- 4 Botswana 26.5% compare
- 5 Sweden 25.7% compare
- 6 Montenegro 23.1% compare
- 7 Kosovo 21.4% compare
- 7 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 21.4% compare
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in High income?
- Unemployment with basic education in High income was 9.6% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2023.
- How does High income rank for unemployment with basic education?
- High income ranks 5th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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).