Unemployment with basic education in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Unemployment with basic education was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Saudi Arabia, 2017–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.0% for unemployment with basic education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.1% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
That places Saudi Arabia 126th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment with basic education in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.9% | — |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -25.6% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +101.7% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +45.4% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -38.9% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -46.2% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.0% | 4.1% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Saudi Arabia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6339 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5946 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.6842 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5985 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 40,709 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 4,348 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 31,198 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 39,809 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 71,007 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Saudi Arabia?
- Unemployment with basic education in Saudi Arabia was 1.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 126th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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).