Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Rwanda

Rwanda: Unemployment with intermediate education, male was 15.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15.5%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
7th
of 126 countries
All-time high
22.8%
in 2022
All-time low
8.6%
in 2014
Years of data
9
2014–2024

Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Rwanda, 2014–2024

05101520252014201920242014: 8.6 % of male labor force with intermediate education2017: 20.3 % of male labor force with intermediate education2018: 18 % of male labor force with intermediate education2019: 18.3 % of male labor force with intermediate education2020: 16.5 % of male labor force with intermediate education2021: 19.3 % of male labor force with intermediate education2022: 22.8 % of male labor force with intermediate education2023: 14.8 % of male labor force with intermediate education2024: 15.5 % of male labor force with intermediate education

Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with intermediate education.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 15.5% for unemployment with intermediate education, male in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 79.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Rwanda peaked at 22.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2014.

Rwanda ranks 7th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education) in Rwanda, 2014 to 2024.
Year % of male labor force with intermediate education Change
2014 8.6%
2017 20.3% +134.4%
2018 18.0% -11.4%
2019 18.3% +1.9%
2020 16.5% -10.0%
2021 19.3% +17.3%
2022 22.8% +18.1%
2023 14.8% -35.1%
2024 15.5% +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16.3% 8.6% 20.3% 4
2020s 17.8% 14.8% 22.8% 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 4 Palestine, State of 24.2% compare
  2. 5 Morocco 21.4% compare
  3. 6 Montenegro 17.8% compare
  4. 8 Senegal 15.4% compare
  5. 9 Malawi 14.2% compare
  6. 10 North Macedonia 13.8% compare

See the full ranking of 146 places →

More work & labour data for Rwanda

All data for Rwanda →

Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment with intermediate education, male in Rwanda?
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Rwanda was 15.5% 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 Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2022.
What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2014.
How does Rwanda rank for unemployment with intermediate education, male?
Rwanda ranks 7th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
Is unemployment with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 79.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Rwanda. Statizoid, drawing on Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/unemployment-with-intermediate-education-male-percent-of-male-labor-force-with/rwanda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/unemployment-with-intermediate-education-male-percent-of-male-labor-force-with/rwanda/">Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Rwanda</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education)
Unit
% of male labor force with intermediate education
Source
Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
146 places, 2,672 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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).