Unemployment with basic education in Palestine
Palestine: Unemployment with basic education was 32.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with basic education in Palestine stood at 32.6%.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Palestine peaked at 36.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2000.
That places Palestine 3rd out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6% | — |
| 2001 | 25.5% | +119.4% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | +29.6% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -23.8% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 36.7% | +69.8% |
| 2025 | 32.6% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 11.6% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 17.5% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 21.6% | 36.7% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Palestine
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0822 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0689 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.181 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,293 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,412 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,677 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,805 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,482 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Palestine?
- Unemployment with basic education in Palestine was 32.6% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Palestine ranks 3rd out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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).