Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Unemployment with intermediate education, male was 8.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with intermediate education, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 8.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 27.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2001.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 24th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.6% | — |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +233.0% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -0.6% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 8.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 8.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +233.0% | 6.6% | 21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 6.6% | 27.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 14.1% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 8.9% | 13.8% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2135 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,976 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,082 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 676.82 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 689.64 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,366 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 8.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2001.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for unemployment with intermediate education, male?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 24th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).