Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in OECD members
OECD members: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) was 9.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in OECD members, 2000–2024
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 OECD members is 9.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in OECD members peaked at 15.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2024.
OECD members ranks 8th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +32.3% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 10.4% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 10.5% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.2% | 12.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 5 Sweden 25.7% compare
- 6 Montenegro 23.1% compare
- 7 Kosovo 21.4% compare
- 7 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 21.4% compare
- 9 Angola 20.5% compare
- 10 Finland 20.3% compare
- 11 North Macedonia 19.0% compare
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in OECD members?
- Unemployment with basic education in OECD members was 9.2% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2024.
- How does OECD members rank for unemployment with basic education?
- OECD members ranks 8th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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).