Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) 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 (% of total labor force with basic) 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% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 12% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.6%, 21% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.0% | 4.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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).