Unemployment with basic education in Kosovo
Kosovo: Unemployment with basic education was 21.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Kosovo, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 21.4% for unemployment with basic education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Kosovo peaked at 46.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2000.
That places Kosovo 7th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 30.4% | 46.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 18.4% | 32.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More work & labour data for Kosovo
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 10.8% (2024)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.7% (2024)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 18.3% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 22.5% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 53.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 37.9% (2024)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 41.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 30.8% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 17.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Kosovo?
- Unemployment with basic education in Kosovo was 21.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2000.
- How does Kosovo rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Kosovo ranks 7th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo 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).