Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Turkey
Turkey: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) was 7.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Turkey, 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 Turkey is 7.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Turkey peaked at 13.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.
That places Turkey 57th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +38.4% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +30.1% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +31.0% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -7.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 7.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 7.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.4%, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 5.7% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.6% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 7.4% | 12.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More work & labour data for Turkey
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 31,966 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 54.63 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 38,497 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.51 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 95,928 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 41,171 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 49.84 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.6505 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Turkey?
- Unemployment with basic education in Turkey was 7.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Turkey ranks 57th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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).