Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) was 3.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Lower middle income, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education in Lower middle income is 3.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Lower middle income peaked at 6.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2010.
Lower middle income ranks 18th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.9% | — |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -31.7% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +44.8% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +22.4% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.6% | 6.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Lower middle income?
- Unemployment with basic education in Lower middle income was 3.6% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2010.
- How does Lower middle income rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Lower middle income ranks 18th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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).